South Devon Railway Trust
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The South Devon Railway Trust is a charity organisation that operates a heritage railway from Totnes to Buckfastleigh in Devon, alongside the River Dart.
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[edit] Stations
[edit] 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.
[edit] Locomotives
[edit] Steam locomotives
[edit] Operational
- GWR 2884 Class 2-8-0 no. 3803
- BR WR 4575 Class 2-6-2T no. 5526
- GWR 5700 Class 0-6-0PT no. 5786
[edit] Under Overhaul
- GWR 1400 Class 0-4-2T no. 1420
- GWR 1366 Class 0-6-0ST no. 1369(Due to return to service this year)
- GWR 4900 Class 4-6-0 no. 4920 Dumbelton Hall
[edit] Awating Overhaul
- GWR 2251 Class 0-6-0 no. 3205 - Awaiting Overhall
- Ex-MOD 0-6-0ST Hunslet no. 68011 (Errol Lonsdale)
- Ex-W.D. 0-6-0ST no. WD132 (Sapper)
[edit] Visiting steam locomotives
None currently present
[edit] Diesel locomotives
- British Rail Class 04 0-6-0 no. D2246 - Inservice
- British Rail Class 09 0-6-0 no. D3666 - Under Overhaul
- British Rail Class 20 Bo-Bo nos. 20110 and 20118 "Saltburn-by-the-Sea" Both In Service
- British Rail Class 25 Bo-Bo no. 25901 In Service
- British Rail Class 33 Bo-Bo no. 33002 Under Overhaul
- British Rail Class 37 Co-Co no. 37037 Re Numbered to 37 321 In service
- British Rail Class 50 Co-Co no. 50002 "Superb" Under Overhaul
[edit] Diesel Multiple Units
- British Rail Class 115 trailers 59659 and 59740 (used as locomotive-hauled coaching stock)
- British Rail Class 122 single unit 122100
- British Rail Class 127/115 hybrid unit 51592+59719+51604
[edit] Broad gauge
- Tiny (on display in Buckfastleigh station museum)
[edit] External links
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