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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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    Tavistock (/ˈtævɪstɒk/ TAV-iss-tok) is an ancient stannary and market town within West Devon, England. It is situated on the River Tavy from which its...
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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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  • and Dartmoor Railway Plymouth, Devonport and South Western Junction Railway South Devon and Tavistock Railway Torbay and Brixham Railway This disambiguation...
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    Tavistock to Plymouth. Distance: 20 miles (32 km) - Drake's Trail. This section follows the route of the former South Devon and Tavistock Railway and...
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    Tavistock North was a railway station serving the town of Tavistock, operated by the Plymouth, Devonport and South Western Junction Railway, but forming...
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    Princetown Railway was a 10¼ mile single track branch railway line in Devon, England, that ran from Yelverton on the Plymouth to Tavistock line, to Princetown...
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  • Tavistock railway station is a proposed new station to serve Tavistock in Devon, England, in order to reinstate a rail connection between the town and...
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    West Devon is a local government district with borough status in Devon, England. Its council is based in Tavistock, the borough's largest town. The borough...
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    gauge line that connected with the South Devon and Tavistock Railway to offer a service to Plymouth Millbay railway station. This line eventually became...
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    opened at Mutley. From 1859 the South Devon and Tavistock Railway opened a new branch northwards from Plymouth to Tavistock and beyond. In 1865 a new station...
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    the Great Western Railway (GWR) with which it connected at Bristol, forming a continuous route from London. The South Devon Railway (SDR) continued the...
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  • Tavistock, Devon, England Tavistock (UK Parliament constituency), a former constituency Tavistock railway station, a proposed new station Tavistock North...
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    village on the south-western edge of Dartmoor, Devon, in England. It is in the civil parish of Buckland Monachorum. When Yelverton railway station (on the...
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    1859 a line was opened connecting Tavistock to the SDR near Plymouth; this was the South Devon and Tavistock Railway, and it was taken over by the SDR in...
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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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    scenic railways - Devon & Cornwall. Devon & Cornwall Rail Partnership. Retrieved 7 April 2024. Harris, Nigel (2008). "Taking trains back to Tavistock". Rail...
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    Devon (/ˈdɛvən/ DEV-ən; historically also known as Devonshire /-ʃɪər, -ʃər/ -⁠sheer, -⁠shər) is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is bordered...
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    Skylark in Wellington, Somerset. Clearbrook Halt railway station on the South Devon and Tavistock Railway served the village from 1928 until the line closed...
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    River Plym (category Rivers of Devon)
    Mills. The Plym Valley Railway runs alongside the River Plym. It opened in 1856 as a section of the South Devon and Tavistock Railway, which followed the...
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  • 1848 South Devon and Tavistock Railway opened 22 June 1859 Dartmouth and Torbay Railway completed 16 August 1864 Launceston and South Devon Railway opened...
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    River Tamar for much of its route. Like all railway lines in Devon and Cornwall, it is unelectrified and all trains are diesel powered. The entire line...
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    Brentor railway station used to serve the village of Brentor in Devon, England. It was on the Plymouth, Devonport and South Western Junction Railway's line...
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    The Tavistock Canal is a canal in the county of Devon in England. It was constructed early in the 19th century to link the town of Tavistock to Morwellham...
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    enlarged considerably and the firm is now an important local employer. Lifton railway station on the South Devon and Tavistock Railway opened on 1 June 1865...
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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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    Liskeard, Truro, Lostwithial and later Penzance. In Devon, the coinage towns were: Ashburton, Plympton, Chagford and Tavistock. The Cornish Rebellion of...
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  • Coryton railway station, a current station in Wales Coryton railway station (Devon), open from 1865 to 1962 on the South Devon and Tavistock_Railway in Coryton...
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    Cann Quarry Canal (category Canals in Devon)
    the quarries at Lee Moor, and the whole railway became known as the Lee Moor Tramway. The South Devon and Tavistock Railway built a branch up the Plym...
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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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