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South Devon Railway may refer to:

  • South Devon Railway Company - the company that built the railway from Exeter to Plymouth
  • South Devon Railway (heritage railway) - the heritage railway from Totnes to Buckfastleigh
  • South Devon Railway Engineering - rolling stock engineering company based at Buckfastleigh

Other heritage railways in South Devon include:

  • Paignton and Dartmouth Steam Railway

Other early railways in South Devon include:

  • Buckfastleigh, Totnes and South Devon Railway
  • Dartmouth and Torbay Railway
  • Launceston and South Devon Railway
  • Lee Moor Tramway
  • Moretonhampstead and South Devon Railway
  • Plymouth and Dartmoor Railway
  • Plymouth, Devonport and South Western Junction Railway
  • South Devon and Tavistock Railway
  • Torbay and Brixham Railway

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South Devon Railway

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South Devon Railway may refer to: South Devon Railway Company - the company that built the railway from Exeter to Plymouth South Devon Railway (heritage...

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South Devon and Tavistock Railway

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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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South Devon Railway Company

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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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Moretonhampstead and South Devon Railway

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Moretonhampstead and South Devon Railway was a 7 ft 1⁄4 in (2,140 mm) broad gauge railway which linked the South Devon Railway at Newton Abbot railway station with...

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South Devon

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divided informally into North Devon and South Devon. In a narrower sense "South Devon" is used to refer to the part of Devon south of Exeter and Dartmoor, including...

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Atmospheric railway

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length of unused South Devon 22 inch pipe. STEAM – Museum of the Great Western Railway, Swindon: a very short portion of unused South Devon 22 inch pipe,...

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List of rolling stock preserved on the South Devon Railway

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The rolling stock preserved on the South Devon Railway is used to operate passenger services on the railway and for its maintenance. Other items are displayed...

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South Devon Railway sea wall

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The South Devon Railway sea wall is situated on the south coast of Devon in England. A footpath runs alongside the railway between Dawlish Warren and Dawlish...

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List of places in Devon

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Lynton & Barnstaple Railway Paignton & Dartmouth Steam Railway Plym Valley Railway South Devon Railway Jurassic Coast (a World Heritage Site) Lundy Island...

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South Devon Railway locomotives

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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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Buckfastleigh

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661. It is a centre of tourism and is home to Buckfast Abbey, the South Devon Railway, the Buckfastleigh Butterfly Farm and Otter Sanctuary, the Tomb of...

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Dartmouth Steam Railway

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Torbay Railway was always operated by the South Devon Railway and was amalgamated with it on 1 January 1872. This was only short-lived as the South Devon Railway...

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North Devon Railway

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The North Devon Railway was a railway company which operated a line from Cowley Bridge Junction, near Exeter, to Bideford in Devon, England, later becoming...

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Devon Railway Centre

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The Devon Railway Centre is in the village of Bickleigh in Mid Devon, England, at the former Cadeleigh railway station on the closed Great Western Railway...

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South Devon Railway engine houses

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The South Devon Railway engine houses were built in Devon, England, to power the atmospheric trains on the South Devon Railway between Exeter St Davids...

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South Devon Banks

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The South Devon Banks are a series of steep inclines on the ex-GWR railway line linking Exeter and Plymouth in Devon, England. These two cities are separated...

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List of British heritage and private railways

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Valley Railway, Marsh Mills, Plympton, Devon North Dorset Railway, Shillingstone, Dorset Somerset & Dorset Railway, Midsomer Norton, Somerset South Devon Railway...

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Exeter St Davids railway station

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Exeter St Davids railway station is the principal railway station serving the city of Exeter in Devon, England. It is 193 miles 72 chains (193.90 mi; 312...

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South West Coast Path

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path follows the South Devon Railway sea wall to Hole Head where the Parson and Clerk rocks look out to sea. Passing beneath the railway, the path climbs...

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Devon and Somerset Railway

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The Devon and Somerset Railway (D&SR) was a cross-country line that connected Barnstaple in Devon, England, to the network of the Bristol and Exeter Railway...

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Great Western Railway

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broad-gauge railways. The South Devon Railway was completed in 1849, extending the broad gauge to Plymouth, whence the Cornwall Railway took it over...

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Locomotives of the Great Western Railway

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design for the steep and curving South Devon lines in 1849, and condensing locomotives for the Metropolitan Railway in 1862. He produced over 100 Ariadne...

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Teignmouth

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Georgian times; there was further expansion after the opening of the South Devon Railway in 1846. Today, its port still operates and the town remains a popular...

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Exeter Central railway station

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Exeter Central railway station is the most central of the stations in the city of Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom. It is 171 miles 30 chains (275.8 km) down...

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Newton Abbot

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home of the South Devon Railway locomotive works. This later became a major steam engine shed, retained to service British Railways diesel locomotives...

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Plym Valley Railway

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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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South Devon Railway Gorgon class

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4-4-0ST broad gauge locomotives operated on the South Devon Railway, Cornwall Railway and West Cornwall Railway. They were designed for passenger trains on...

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South Devon Railway Eagle class

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gauge locomotives operated on the South Devon Railway (SDR), Cornwall Railway (CR) and associated adjacent railways. They were designed for passenger...

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