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I'm trying to ascertain when the rail served Oil Terminal at Watton-at-Stone opened and closed. All I can say at present is that it opened in the 1960's and closed in the 1980's. It used to be served by a weekly block train (6B49) from Ripple Lane. In the winter months it would sometimes run twice a week.

Any one out there any ideas.

Cheers

Dave Cockle

Dave

The only date I have for it is 10.08.1991 when it was recorded as being deleted from the TOPS computer file

Regards

Andy

And opened after 05.04.1965 (not in the WTT or supplements up to then). I will look to see what later WTT's I have when I next venture up into the loft !

Andy

After some web-searching, including the Wikedpedia (no luck there), probably of no great help at all, Dave, unless the dates are of any guidance, but eastherts.gov.uk lists two planning applications from which some details are as follows :

Application Date: 15-Mar-1983
Registration Date: 16-Mar-1983
Application Type: Full permission
Area Parish WATTON-AT-STONE
Main Location: WM CORY & SON LTD OIL DEPOT OLD STATION YARD, WATTON-AT-STONE
Proposal ERECTION OF GARAGE FOR USE AS STORE.
Status The decision made on 29-Apr-1983 for this application was Approved ....
Applicant SHELL U.K. OIL LTD.
Address SHELL MEX HOUSE, STRAND, LONDONW C, 1
Company Address 37, The Ford, Ware, BISHOPS STORTFORD


08-Mar-1984
Application Type: Full permission
Area Parish WATTON-AT-STONE
Main Location: SHELL U K OIL DEPOT WM CORY & SON LTD OLD STATION, YARD WATTON-AT-STONE
Proposal ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING LOADING GANTRY.
Status The decision made on 03-Apr-1984 for this application was Approved with Conditions.
Applicant SHELL U.K. OIL
Address 37, The Ford, Ware, BISHOPS STORTFORD
Agent Company MARWOOD & PARTNERS LTD.
Company Address CHEDDAR ROAD, AXBRIDGE, SOMERSET, BS26 2DA

And opened before 05.05.1968 when a Q service from Thams Haven is shown running

Andy

Trains still shown running to Watton at Stone in a list dated January 1988 published on p84 of Freight Only by Rhodes & Shannon, Silver Link Publishing July 1988

Andy