Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p "Burrator and Sheepstor Halt railway station was located on the 10.5 mile long single track branch railway line in Devon, England, running from Yelverton to Princetown with eventually four intermediate stations. The station was opened as Burrator Platform and became Burrator Halt when it was opened to the public, the name being changed again in 1929 to Burrator and Sheepstor Halt.Opened as Burrator Platform on Monday 4 February 1924 the station at first only catered for workmen employed on the raising of the Burrator and Sheepstor Dams. This service consisted of a morning train that left Princetown at 6.27am for Dousland and Yelverton and then, after collecting workmen off the 6.20am from Millbay Station, left Yelverton Station at 6.58am, stopping at Burrator and Sheepstor Platform at 7.05am to set them down. On Mondays to Fridays the 4.05pm from Princetown called at Burrator at 4.30pm to pick up workmen for the homeward journey. On Saturday mornings the 12.25pm from Princetown called at 12.50pm to collect workers and the later train would then not stop.From Thursday 6 November 1924 the early morning trains ran only on Monday mornings. The 4.05pm from Princetown no longer called, but the return journey, the 4.55pm from Yelverton did. For the remainder of the week the 7.38am from Princetown conveyed the workmen to Burrator. Burrator and Sheepstor Platform was opened to the general public as from Monday 18 May 1925 and was served by trains during daylight hours only.Its later traffic was almost entirely walkers and like Ingra Tor Halt it was retained in an attempt to counter competition from local bus services and encourage tourist traffic."@en }
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- Burrator_and_Sheepstor_Halt_railway_station abstract "Burrator and Sheepstor Halt railway station was located on the 10.5 mile long single track branch railway line in Devon, England, running from Yelverton to Princetown with eventually four intermediate stations. The station was opened as Burrator Platform and became Burrator Halt when it was opened to the public, the name being changed again in 1929 to Burrator and Sheepstor Halt.Opened as Burrator Platform on Monday 4 February 1924 the station at first only catered for workmen employed on the raising of the Burrator and Sheepstor Dams. This service consisted of a morning train that left Princetown at 6.27am for Dousland and Yelverton and then, after collecting workmen off the 6.20am from Millbay Station, left Yelverton Station at 6.58am, stopping at Burrator and Sheepstor Platform at 7.05am to set them down. On Mondays to Fridays the 4.05pm from Princetown called at Burrator at 4.30pm to pick up workmen for the homeward journey. On Saturday mornings the 12.25pm from Princetown called at 12.50pm to collect workers and the later train would then not stop.From Thursday 6 November 1924 the early morning trains ran only on Monday mornings. The 4.05pm from Princetown no longer called, but the return journey, the 4.55pm from Yelverton did. For the remainder of the week the 7.38am from Princetown conveyed the workmen to Burrator. Burrator and Sheepstor Platform was opened to the general public as from Monday 18 May 1925 and was served by trains during daylight hours only.Its later traffic was almost entirely walkers and like Ingra Tor Halt it was retained in an attempt to counter competition from local bus services and encourage tourist traffic.".