Converted to 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Closed
28 October 1972
Preservation history
30 December 1972
Sold to Dart Valley Railway
1981
Turntable moved to Churston
2011
Heritage Festival marking 150 years of the line reaching Churston
2012
Greenway Halt opens to the Public
2012
New station building at Paignton opens
Headquarters
Paignton
Website
www.dartmouthrailriver.co.uk
The Dartmouth Steam Railway, formerly known as the Paignton and Dartmouth Steam Railway, is a 6.7-mile (10.8 km) heritage railway on the former Great Western Railway branch line between Paignton and Kingswear in Devon, England. Much of the railway's business is from summer tourists from the resorts of Torbay, who travel to Kingswear, where the Dartmouth Passenger Ferry takes them across the River Dart to Dartmouth.
The line is owned and operated by Dart Valley Railway Limited. This company also owns Dart Pleasure Craft Limited, which operates the Dartmouth Passenger Ferry as well as river and coastal cruises.[1][2] The railway and connecting boat and bus services are jointly promoted as the Dartmouth Steam Railway and River Boat Company.
Unusually amongst heritage railways, it is a commercial operation which does not rely on volunteer labour or charitable donations, although a few volunteers help at Churston railway station.
^"Paignton & Dartmouth Steam Railway". Dart Valley Railway plc. Retrieved 18 September 2008.
^"River Link – Devon's River Dart Cruises". Dart Pleasure Craft Limited. Archived from the original on 14 September 2008. Retrieved 18 September 2008.
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