Pioneering Diesels in Devon
Long before diesel traction was common, several mainline services in Devon were being hauled by diesel locomotives and it was the...
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Ed Goodridge
Mar 25, 20201 min read
Moretonhamptstead development
Plans for new homes on the site of the former Moretonhampstead station have been given the go ahead. Baker Estates’ scheme for 35...
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Ed Goodridge
Mar 25, 20201 min read
Healing Beeching's cuts
Four south west MPs have come out in support of plans to reopen the old Southern route between Okehampton and Tavistock alongside schemes...
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Ed Goodridge
Mar 1, 20201 min read
Marsh Barton Station
Five years late and costing more than double the original estimate, it finally looks as if Marsh Barton will get a commuter railway...
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Ed Goodridge
Mar 1, 20201 min read
Dawlish Seawall progress
The first few segments of the new £30m Dawlish Sea Wall have been installed along Marine Parade. The concrete panels are being erected...
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Ed Goodridge
Mar 1, 20201 min read
Return to Okehampton
Ever since the last regular BR passenger train left Okehampton in 1972, there have been calls to bring the service back. It's been more...
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Ed Goodridge
Mar 1, 20202 min read
North East South West divide
The Highlands and northern regions of Scotland have a similar population to the far south west of England – around 800,000 people....
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Ed Goodridge
Jan 31, 20203 min read
The Dawlish Avoiding Line 1937
With a consultation underway on plans to move the GW main line out to sea at Teignmouth and work already started at the wave defences at...
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Ed Goodridge
Jan 30, 20201 min read
Bude "rail replacement" bus cuts
The bus service between Exeter, Launceston and Bude could be cut back in May. Bude is one of the most isolated towns in England. It's 53...
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Ed Goodridge
Jan 28, 20201 min read
End of the line for the Cornish Riviera
It was born in 1904 and survived the end of steam, the arrival of diesel power and the high speed train but now the Cornish Riviera...
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Ed Goodridge
Jan 24, 20201 min read
More strikes on the way
Passengers on the Exeter, east Devon and Waterloo line could soon find their journeys disrupted again. Staff at South Western Railway ...
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Ed Goodridge
Jan 24, 20201 min read
HS2 and the South West
There are calls for better links to HS2 for passengers from the south west. The multi billion pound line is designed to increase capacity...
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Ed Goodridge
Jan 20, 20201 min read
Sea Wall consultation continues
The next phase of the consultation into plans to move Brunel's sea wall away from the cliffs at Teignmouth begins today. The six-week...
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Ed Goodridge
Jan 16, 20201 min read
Pacer gets a pasting
A passenger's been injured after several windows were broken on a train travelling along the sea wall at Dawlish. The service from...
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Ed Goodridge
Jan 16, 20201 min read
The oldest and one of the last
Crediton signal box on the former LSWR line to Barnstaple is the oldest signal box of its kind remaining in use. It was built in 1875 and...
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Ed Goodridge
Jan 15, 20201 min read
Cross Country High Speed Trains
If you thought the 40 year old Inter City 125mph diesel train was a thing of the past, don't forget Cross Country still have five sets...
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Ed Goodridge
Jan 14, 20201 min read
Station usage in Devon
Devon's least used station is Chapleton on the Tarka Line with just 446 people getting on and off trains there in the last year. The...
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Ed Goodridge
Jan 11, 20201 min read
Bubblecar rides for Half Term
With it's unbeatable views of the Dart Valley and it's authentic sixties feel, the South Devon Railway's "Bubblecar" (otherwise known as...
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Ed Goodridge
Jan 11, 20201 min read
New stop planned for Seaton Tram
Plans have been submitted for the construction of new halt on the Seaton Tramway. The work will include a pedestrian access bridge, ramp...
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Ed Goodridge
Jan 8, 20201 min read
Track improvements close GWR main line
Track renewals and signal upgrades between Dawlish Warren and Totnes will close the GWR mainline for four more days this month. Buses...
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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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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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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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