The South Devon and Tavistock Railway linked Plymouth with Tavistock in Devon; it opened in 1859. It was extended by the Launceston and South Devon Railway...
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Tavistock (/ˈtævɪstɒk/ TAV-iss-tok) is an ancient stannary and market town and civil parish in the West Devon district, in the county of Devon, England...
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and Dartmoor Railway Plymouth, Devonport and South Western Junction Railway South Devon and Tavistock Railway Torbay and Brixham Railway This disambiguation...
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The Plym Valley Railway is a 1 mile 14 chains (1.9 km) heritage railway based on part of the now-closed South Devon and Tavistock Railway, a branch line...
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Tavistock North was a railway station serving the town of Tavistock, operated by the Plymouth, Devonport and South Western Junction Railway, but forming...
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Tavistock to Plymouth. Distance: 20 miles (32 km) - Drake's Trail. This section follows the route of the former South Devon and Tavistock Railway and...
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Tavistock railway station is a proposed new station to serve Tavistock in Devon, England, in order to reinstate a rail connection between the town and...
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Princetown Railway was a 10¼ mile single track branch railway line in Devon, England, that ran from Yelverton on the Plymouth to Tavistock line, to Princetown...
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West Devon is a local government district with borough status in Devon, England. Its council is based in Tavistock, the borough's largest town. The borough...
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the 2011 census. When Yelverton railway station (on the Great Western Railway (GWR) line from Plymouth to Tavistock) opened in the 19th century, the...
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1859 a line was opened connecting Tavistock to the SDR near Plymouth; this was the South Devon and Tavistock Railway, and it was taken over by the SDR in...
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Skylark in Wellington, Somerset. Clearbrook Halt railway station on the South Devon and Tavistock Railway served the village from 1928 until the line closed...
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The South Devon Railway Company built and operated the railway from Exeter to Plymouth and Torquay in Devon, England. It was a 7 ft 1⁄4 in (2,140 mm)...
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opened at Mutley. From 1859 the South Devon and Tavistock Railway opened a new branch northwards from Plymouth to Tavistock and beyond. In 1865 a new station...
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gauge line that connected with the South Devon and Tavistock Railway to offer a service to Plymouth Millbay railway station. This line eventually became...
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South Devon Railway locomotives were broad gauge locomotives that operated over the South Devon Railway, Cornwall Railway, and West Cornwall Railway in...
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The Tavistock Canal is a canal in the county of Devon in England. It was constructed early in the 19th century to link the town of Tavistock to Morwellham...
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the Great Western Railway (GWR) with which it connected at Bristol, forming a continuous route from London. The South Devon Railway (SDR) continued the...
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1848 South Devon and Tavistock Railway opened 22 June 1859 Dartmouth and Torbay Railway completed 16 August 1864 Launceston and South Devon Railway opened...
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Liskeard, Truro, Lostwithial and later Penzance. In Devon, the coinage towns were: Ashburton, Plympton, Chagford and Tavistock. The Cornish Rebellion of...
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Tavistock, Devon, England Tavistock (UK Parliament constituency), a former constituency Tavistock railway station, a proposed new station Tavistock North...
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the opening of the Cornwall Railway on 4 May 1859 and the South Devon and Tavistock Railway on 22 June 1859. The railway encouraged the private venture...
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Devon (/ˈdɛvən/ DEV-ən; historically also known as Devonshire /-ʃɪər, -ʃər/ -sheer, -shər) is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is bordered...
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enlarged considerably and the firm is now an important local employer. Lifton railway station on the South Devon and Tavistock Railway opened on 1 June 1865...
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the Launceston and South Devon Railway, a 7 ft (2,134 mm) broad gauge line that connected with the South Devon and Tavistock Railway to offer a service...
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River Plym (category Rivers of Devon)
Mills. The Plym Valley Railway runs alongside the River Plym. It opened in 1856 as a section of the South Devon and Tavistock Railway, which followed the...
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scenic railways - Devon & Cornwall. Devon & Cornwall Rail Partnership. Retrieved 7 April 2024. Harris, Nigel (2008). "Taking trains back to Tavistock". Rail...
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Tamar Valley Line (redirect from Tamar Valley Railway Line)
River Tamar for much of its route. Like all railway lines in Devon and Cornwall, it is unelectrified and all trains are diesel powered. The entire line...
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sidings. South Devon and Tavistock Railway Notes Butt, Page 142 Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology...
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eight of these there are visible remains. The South Devon Railway was opened in stages between 30 May 1846 and 2 April 1849. It was originally designed to...
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