South Devon Railway

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The South Devon Railway is a railway is run by a charity organisation, the South Devon Railway Trust, they run the railway between Buckfastleigh and Totnes in southern Devon.

History

• It was opened on May 1 1872
• Taken over by the Great Western Railway in 1876
• It was closed on September 7 1962
• Re-opened as a preserved steam line on April 5 1969

Locomotives

• Steam Locomotives
  • to be added
• 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

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External Links

• South Devon Railway site (http://www.southdevonrailway.org)

British Heritage and Private Railways
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