South Devon Railway Trust
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- Not to be confused with South Devon Railway Company.
Contents
Stations
History of the line
- The line was built by the Buckfastleigh, Totnes and South Devon Railway and first opened on 1 May 1872. It was worked by the larger South Devon Railway Company until 1 February 1876 when this was amalgamated into the Great Western Railway.
- The Buckfastleigh line was taken over by the Great Western Railway in 1897.
- The railway was nationalised on 1 January 1948.
- The line closed to all traffic on 7 September 1962 and was re-opened as the Dart Valley Railway, a preserved steam line, on 5 April 1969.
- The South Devon Railway Trust took over the running of the line on 1 January 1991.
Locomotives
Steam Locomotives
- BR 2-6-2T 55XX no. 5526 - In Service
- GWR 0-4-2T 14XX no. 1420 - Under Overhaul
- GWR 0-6-0 13XX no. 1369 - Under Overhaul
- GWR 0-6-0PT 5700 class no. 5786 - In Service
- EX MOD 0-6-0 Hunslet no. 68011 ("Errol Lonsdale") - Out Of Service
- EX W.D. 0-6-0 no. WD132 ("Sapper") - Out Of Service
Diesel Locomotives
- BR 0-6-0 Class 04 no. D2246
- BR 0-6-0 Class 09 no. D3666
- BR Bo-Bo Class 20 nos. 20110 and 20118 "Saltburn-by-the-Sea"
- BR Bo-Bo Class 25 no. 25901
- BR Bo-Bo Class 33 no. 33002
- BR Co-Co Class 37 no. 37037
- BR Co-Co Class 50 no. 50002 "Superb"
Diesel Multiple Units
- BR Class 115 trailers 59659 and 59740 (used as locomotive-hauled coaching stock)
- BR Class 122 unit 122100
- BR Class 127/115 hybrid unit 51592+59719+51604
Broad gauge
- Tiny (on display in Buckfastleigh station museum)
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