Sidetracked - Steam's up - Littlehempston Traditional Geocache
Sidetracked - Steam's up - Littlehempston
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Sidetracked - Steam's Up -
Littlehempston
The Buckfastleigh, Totnes and South Devon Railway line opened on 1
May 1872. It was worked from the outset by the larger South Devon
Railway Company until 1 February 1876 when this was amalgamated
into the Great Western Railway, who continued to operate the
line.
The Buckfastleigh company was amalgamated into the Great Western
Railway in 1897. This in turn was nationalised into British
Railways on 1 January 1948. The line closed to passengers in
November 1958 but goods traffic continued until 7 September
1962.
It was re-opened as the "Dart Valley Railway", a heritage railway,
on 5 April 1969, the opening ceremony being performed by Dr Richard
Beeching. In 1971 the line beyond Buckfastleigh was again closed
and the A38 road was built on the route of the railway.
The South Devon Railway Trust took over the running of the line on
1 January 1991.
A second station for the South Devon Railway heritage railway is
situated to the north east of the mainline Totnes Station, on the
opposite bank of the River Dart and parallel to the main line. It
was opened in the 1990s and was named Totnes (Littlehempston). It
is accessed by a pedestrian bridge over the river from the main
station, adjacent to the railway viaduct over the river, and only
open during the very restricted hours the station is open. Prior to
this the South Devon steam trains were permitted to use the main
station.
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