 The building was well built and still stood in 1980 as a 'Beer Garden'.Appledore had its own Station Master, Mr. H R Moody; a run-round loop, one platform, platform lighting, a ticket office, signal box hut and a small engine shed, a water tower, footbridge and a fuel store siding.Three 2-4-2 side tank engines built by Hunslet Engine Co. Ltd. of Leeds provided the motive power and they were named "Grenville" (works number 713), "Kingsley" (works number 714) and "Torridge" (works number 715).