Tilston, Manitoba
Tilston | |
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Tilston Location of Tilston in Manitoba | |
Coordinates: 49°23′37″N 101°18′46″W / 49.39361°N 101.31278°WCoordinates: 49°23′37″N 101°18′46″W / 49.39361°N 101.31278°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Manitoba |
Region | Westman Region |
Census Division | No. 5 |
Government | |
• Governing Body | Rural Municipality of Albert Council |
• MP | Larry Maguire |
• MLA | Vacant |
Time zone | CST (UTC−6) |
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC−5) |
Postal Code | R0M 2B0 |
Area code(s) | 204 |
NTS Map | 062F06 |
GNBC Code | GBBVK |
Tilston is a small community in the Rural Municipality of Albert, Manitoba, Canada. The community is located at the junction of Highway 256 and Highway 345, approximately 144 km south-west of Brandon, Manitoba only 58 kilometers south-west of the Town of Hartney.[1]
Infrastructure
Tilston was served by the Canadian Pacific Railway until a spring storm in 1976 washed out the rail bridge near Lauder Manitoba. The bridge was not repaired and the line was salvaged beginning in 1978. Two grain elevators remain standing and some of the ties on the former siding are still in place. Highways Manitoba Highways 256 & 345 are the main travel routes to and from Town.
See also
References
Antler, Saskatchewan | Sinclair | Reston | ||
Fertile, Saskatchewan | Broomhill | |||
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Gainsborough, Saskatchewan | Pierson | Elva |
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