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« on: February 28, 2022, 21:45:50 »
https://saltash.org/saltash-railways/defiance-Halt.html

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The halt was situated between Saltash and St Germans. The first reference appears to have been on 22nd February 1905, with the GWR▸ (Great Western Railway) seeking permission from the Board of Trade to 'construct and bring into use this stopping place.' This was to serve the men stationed on HMS Defiance, a naval establishment made up of a number of hulks and moored off Wearde Quay. The establishment was used to train naval personnel in the art of torpedo and mine warfare, as well as radio communication.

The halt was opened on 1st March 1905.

Within just a couple of years, the line was rebuilt to a new alignment and doubled and the halt rebuilt from one platform to two.

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Although the station officially closed in October 1930 the up platform and building remained in a good state of repair and was used in the spring and summer for loading flowers and some market garden produce onto up trains until 1957
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