Ed Goodridge
Speed restrictions lifted on the West of England line.
Network Rail says a speed restriction of 40mph imposed on the Waterloo to Exeter line will end on Monday November 14th. The limit was...
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Ed Goodridge
Oct 19, 20222 min read
SWR looks at green replacements for Class 159
South Western Railway says it’s committed to becoming a net zero railway by 2040, 10 years ahead of the UK target. Part of its plan is a...
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Ed Goodridge
Oct 19, 20222 min read
GWR grant for Bideford extension plan
A project to develop the case for an extension and upgrade of the Tarka Line has received a £6,500 grant from Great Western Railway. The...
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Ed Goodridge
Sep 5, 20222 min read
Honiton Tunnel works close Waterloo line for 5 days
Network Rail's carrying out a major programme of work around Honiton Tunnel from Monday 19 to Friday 23 September. Buses will replace...
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Ed Goodridge
Sep 5, 20221 min read
Drought leads to cuts on Exeter to Waterloo line
From Monday 5 September, South Western Railway will be introducing a temporary reduced timetable on the West of England line between...
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Ed Goodridge
Jul 19, 20223 min read
Still no clear future for Brunel's 175 year old engine house in Totnes
The first train arrived at what is now Totnes mainline station from Newton Abbot 175 years ago on 20th July 1847. It was hauled by a...
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Ed Goodridge
Jul 18, 20222 min read
Riding the LSWR to Chagford
The London and South Western Railway’s arm (now withered) reached deep into North Devon and Cornwall from Exeter Queen Street station...
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Ed Goodridge
Jul 17, 20222 min read
Torrington's Sesquicentennial
150 years ago , the railway reached Torrington. On 18th July 1872 the line. constructed by the North Devon Railway, carried its first...
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Ed Goodridge
Jun 17, 20221 min read
Another three years for GWR
The Department for Transport has awarded a National Rail Contract (NRC) to Great Western Railway (GWR) to continue operating the Great...
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Ed Goodridge
Jun 16, 20222 min read
Strike hits Devon's trains
Planned industrial action by the RMT union means rail services to be severely affected from 21 to 25 June, and a significantly reduced...
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Ed Goodridge
Jun 16, 20221 min read
L&B Extension plans
The L&B Trust has submitted seven planning applications to extend the railway to Blackmoor Gate and Wistlandpound Reservoir. These have...
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Ed Goodridge
Jun 15, 20221 min read
Torridge backs Bideford rail link
Support continues to grow for plans to reinstate the railway line between Bideford and Barnstaple after Torridge councillors signalled...
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Ed Goodridge
Jun 7, 20221 min read
Bideford 150th
There's a celebration on 12th June to mark 150 years since the station opened on its current site in Bideford. It will be open from 10...
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Ed Goodridge
Jun 7, 20221 min read
Okehampton
Trains have started running again to Okehampton but between 3rd June1972 and December 2021 the railway was closed. Only Sunday special...
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Ed Goodridge
May 24, 20222 min read
Torbay bridge opens after two month delay
Network Rail is thanking the community of Torbay, Devon, for their patience and understanding following the delayed reopening of the road...
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Ed Goodridge
May 23, 20222 min read
Levelling up bid for new 17 million pound Okehampton station
Fifty years after the line from Exeter to Okehampton closed in 1972, Devon County Council’s cabinet has agreed to submit a bid to the...
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Ed Goodridge
May 17, 20222 min read
One of Devon’s oldest railway buildings gets Grade II listing
Tyrwhitt’s Wharf on Roborough Down north of Plymouth is an important early example of a horse tramway building. It now lies on the edge...
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Ed Goodridge
May 16, 20221 min read
GWR to Axminster
GWR's introducing an extra evening train to Axminster. It's extending its 1631 Barnstaple to Exeter Central train into east Devon. The...
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Ed Goodridge
May 16, 20221 min read
Avocet Line users welcome evening trains
Extra trains running on the Exmouth Line from the beginning of the GWR summer timetable. which not only restores the service to...
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Ed Goodridge
May 11, 20221 min read
Hourly trains return to Okehampton
Hourly trains on the Dartmoor Line between Okehampton and Exeter begin on Sunday 15th May. A two hourly service has been running since...
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Ed Goodridge
Speed restrictions lifted on the West of England line.
Network Rail says a speed restriction of 40mph imposed on the Waterloo to Exeter line will end on Monday November 14th. The limit was...
Ed Goodridge
SWR looks at green replacements for Class 159
South Western Railway says it’s committed to becoming a net zero railway by 2040, 10 years ahead of the UK target. Part of its plan is a...
Ed Goodridge
GWR grant for Bideford extension plan
A project to develop the case for an extension and upgrade of the Tarka Line has received a £6,500 grant from Great Western Railway. The...
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