Westward Ho! & Appledore Railway Bideford 1896 - 1917

occupation:
Railway company
Nationality:
British
Made:
Bideford, Westward Ho! and Appledore

Incorporated 21 May 1896, became a subsidiary of the British Electric Traction Company in 1900. Series of petty injunctions brought by Bideford Town Council drained the company's finances. The last train ran on 28 March 1917, and no attempt was made to reopen the line after the war.