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Plym Valley Railway
Plym Bridge Halt
LocaleDevon
Coordinates50°23′42″N 4°04′59″W / 50.395°N 4.083°W / 50.395; -4.083
Commercial operations
NameThe Woodland Line
Built bySouth Devon and Tavistock Railway
Original gauge7 ft 14 in (2,140 mm) Brunel gauge
Preserved operations
Length1 mi 14 ch (1.9 km)
Preserved gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Commercial history
Opened1859
1892converted to
4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)
Closed1962
Preservation history
2008Re-opened
2012Extended to Plym Bridge
HeadquartersMarsh Mills

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 of the Great Western Railway in Devon, England. The line originally opened in 1859 and closed in 1962. Heritage first ran in 2001.

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