Plymouth, Devonport and South Western Junction Railway
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The Plymouth, Devonport and South Western Junction Railway (1890-1966 (part)) in England was built by an independent company but operated by the London and South Western Railway as part of its main line to give it independent access to Plymouth. A branch from Bere Alston to Callington was opened 1908 using the newly built Bere Alston and Calstock Light Railway and the re-gauged East Cornwall Mineral Railway ; section to Gunnislake still operating. The Branch was engineered under the supervision of Holman Fred Stephens with the consulting engineers Galbraith and Church and was not operated by the London and South Western but as an independent railway . It was absorbed by the Southern Railway at the Grouping.
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More information can be found on the Colonel Stephens Museum sites:
- Short History of the Bere Alston & Callington Light Railway
