Devon Railway Centre, Tiverton, Devon
Day out riding the miniature train
Devon Railway Centre, October 2018
With a spare day off in October, I decided to the visit the Devon Railway Centre, an attraction I last visited many years ago when I was very little. Featuring a narrow gauge railway, a miniature railway, a model village and model railway exhibition. As well as loads of attractions and play areas for young children. In this video we take a ride on both railways, as well as taking a look around the various models. Definitely worth a visit if you have children.
The Great Britain VI, South Devon Railway & 34067 Tangmere LE 22/04/13
The Great Britain VI, South Devon Railway & 34067 Tangmere LE 22/04/13
First we start off with Great Britain railtour no.6 filmed over Day 1 & 2 from London Victoria to Newquay to Cardiff in 2 day run.
Day 1:- First mention that the tour started at London Paddington heading to Taunton then to Newquay, first leg was meant to run behind GWR Castle class no,5029 Nunney Castle after an bottom end overhaul from London Paddington to Taunton where two Bulleids 34067 Tangmere and 34046 Braunton however all this has changed. First 5029 would not be completed to run the tour saw 70000 Britannia to haul the same leg until it was changed to Victoria - Salisbury - Exeter St Davids and the two bulleids haul down to Par. It was getting closer as 34046 Braunton again was not unavailable to run so it was replaced by King Arthur class 777 Sir Lamiel down to Par not Newquay. 70000 was replace by 4464 Bittern due to a little bump at North Norfolk Railway. And then 4464 was unavailable and 777 was out of gauge into Cornwall. So the tour was rewrites for locos, so the final lineup was 34067 Tangmere to haul from Victoria to Salisbury to Exeter where Ian Riley's black 5's 44871 & 45407 to take it down to Par. So i was not going to see Day 1 due to work, but however on the eve of the tour i been to work in the afternoon saw my chance to see the tour arriving into Salisbury for water but the mic was dead after the battery died. So didn't have a spare battery it was use the on camera mic, I did film the departure with my Rode Mic but as the battery was failing after an last burst of battery left saw the sound was cracking so i didn't put the clip in here.
Day 2:- Was another repeat of Day 1 with the first of the locos, 34046 & 34067 was to haul the train from Newquay to Bristol, with 34046 out of the question stood in 777 until found out was out of gauge. 44871 & 45407 return the train back down to Bristol. At Bristol the tour was meant to carry on to Swansea but to problems set it down at Cardiff, first 5029 was to haul the train then 4464 was then finally 34067 to haul the train via Gloucester. So we chased the day 2, start off with Totnes running about 7 late down the rattery bank passing the public eyes saw the train was bang on time though Newton Abbot . A water/pathing stop was at Dawlish Warren, we took over it at there to see the tour storming though Exeter and then at Tiverton parkway. An mad very last minute rush to catch the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Bristol Parkway for 34067 climbing though the station. That was the final bit of the tour, and it was my first ever saw of the Great Britain and chasing an tour!
Just before the tour at Great Britian with an hour to wait i paid a quick visit to South Devon Railway and GWR Small Prairie tank no.5542 was in action.
The next day saw 34067 Tangmere moving back to Southall from Cardiff Canton seen at Wilton 5mins early!
It was fun to follow the tour, catching up some good friends and i hope i can do it again!
Devon Railway Centre 2' Gauge Railway (1)
This film follows a circuit on the 2' gauge line at this friendly site based in the former Cadeleigh station on the long closed Exe Valley Line.
Exeter to Newton Abbot by South Devon Railway
This video shows most of the journey between Exeter and Newton Abbot by train. I have also posted the reverse journey, Newton Abbot to Exeter. This is the famous piece of line constructed by Brunel and which runs along coast next to the sea. We start in the Exe Estuary, and then pass through Teignmouth, Dawlish and Dawlish Warren stations along the coast. We then go along the Teign Estuary . This is most of the journey, a few tunnels have been edited out. Apologies for the occasional seat back reflection. The line was opened in 1846 as an atmospheric railway and you can find more details at
Fisherman's cot - Bickleigh, Devon England in January 2010
fishermans cot - used to work there in 2005
Model Railway Devon Railway Centre by adr films 2014
via YouTube Capture
Miniature Railway 7 & 1/4 Devon Railway Centre Bickleigh by adr films 2014
via YouTube Capture
Newton Abbot Station, Devon.
Video of Newton Abbot Station including a London bound FGW Class 43 HST and departure onboard towards Exeter.
Journey Devon: Bus Route 55: Exeter - Tiverton
Take a trip along the Exe valley, travelling on service 55 from Exeter to Tiverton. Leaving from Exeter bus station, which is a short walk from the busy City Centre, with its historic cathedral and range of shops. Our route is via Stoke Canon and through the rolling countryside of the Exe Valley. At Bickleigh you can visit Bickleigh Mill, with its shops and café, or for something different the Devon Railway Centre. On to Tiverton with its traditional market, Castle and the Grand Western Canal, where you can relax horse-drawn boat trip. Buses run every 30 minutes. Visit journeydevon.info for timetable information and other great journey ideas!
Operator Stagecoach Featured locations: Exeter, Cathedral Green, Exe valley, Stoke Cannon, Bickleigh Bridge/ Mill / Castle. Tiverton Market/Castle/Canal
The Reshaping of British Railways
A video by Dr.Beeching explaining his reasons for his proposed cuts to the rail network.Please visit my website to read the article that this video accompanies.
The Devon Railway Centre & Model World 2014
We were a bit disappointed with the DRC as we thought it was going to be more for the rail enthusiast,some nice items on display but didn't like the gnomes.Nice model railway displays though.
In My Tiverton Home
A jolly tune about Tiverton Devon. Enjoy!
Steaming through Devon with the Great Britain V & the Cornishman 34067, 70013, 5043
Devon lived up to its glorious title yesterday thanks to a liberal helping of steam traction. In the opening scene we see the pairing of 34067 Tangmere and 70013 Oliver Cromwell along the famous sea wall on the penultimate day of the Great Britain V tour. We then move to the sea wall at Teignmouth to see 5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe emerging from Parsons Tunnel heading for Plymouth with the Cornishman. The final two scenes show the same tour on the return. The first is on the banks of the River Teign at Shaldon and finally at Tiverton Parkway station.
Trains at Tiverton Parkway (GWML) 17/07/19
Tiverton is a town and civil parish in the English county of Devon and the main commercial and administrative centre of the Mid Devon district. It has also become a dormitory town for commuters to Exeter and Taunton. The built-up area had a population of 19,544 in 2011 and the parish had 21,335.
Tiverton railway station served the town of Tiverton, Devon, England. It opened in 1848 as the terminus station of a broad gauge branch line from the Bristol and Exeter Railway main line: the main line junction station four miles away had originally been called Tiverton Road but was renamed as Tiverton Junction when the branch opened
In 1884 and 1885, with the Bristol and Exeter Railway having been taken over by the Great Western Railway, Tiverton was reached by two other railways which then linked up to form a through route. From the north, the Tiverton and North Devon Railway was a branch line from the Devon and Somerset Railway at Morebath Junction and brought through services from Dulverton; to the south of Tiverton, the Exe Valley Railway, which opened in 1885, provided services through to Exeter, with a junction with the Bristol and Exeter main line at Stoke Canon.
The arrival of this new route meant that the original station was not adequate and a large new station was built on the through line, with a junction for the original line to Tiverton Junction.
The station was busy right up to the time of its closure, but traffic on the rest of the Exe Valley line suffered from competition with the roads. The Exe Valley line closed in 1963 and passenger services were withdrawn from the original line from Tiverton Junction just a year later, with goods facilities closing in 1967. The station was later demolished and much of the rail route around the town has disappeared under the A396 relief road system.
Kadeleigh | Layout Shorts
Originally conceived as a test track layout for members to run own stock. When building commenced, the layout scheme developed into an exhibition standard layout.
Scenery is a collection of small dioramic areas which have blended together extremely well to provide the country station feel. The fiddle yard is hidden behind a gentle slope to the rear of station area. The station area, track formation and buildings replicate the original track plan for the time period, with the addition of two extra sidings for operational interest.
(The original station, Cadeleigh, is still standing albeit without operational standard gauge trains. It now hosts the Devon Railway Centre with a narrow gauge railway and several model railways.)
Points are controlled via Tortoise motors. Signals are made from Model Signal Engineering components and are designed to bounce during operation. To assist the operators, the signals and points are now interlocked and 'dummy' point rodding has been added for additional effect.
A large percentage of the Private Owner goods stock seen on the layout, is from the local Devon area and is a much-appreciated feature at exhibitions.
South Devon Railway/GWR. Based on the actual station Cadeleigh on the Exe Valley line, the track plan follows the 1930's Cadeleigh diagram fairly well. The scenery was created by BMRC members.
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Tiverton Eastern Urban Extension
A new junction on the A361 is being built in order to provide access to the Tiverton Eastern Urban Extension.
Places to see in ( Cullompton - UK )
Places to see in ( Cullompton - UK )
Cullompton is a town and civil parish in the district of Mid Devon and the county of Devon, England, locally known as Cully. It is 13 miles north-east of Exeter and lies on the River Culm. The earliest evidence of occupation is from the Roman period – there was a fort on the hill above the town and occupation in the current town centre. Columtune was mentioned in Alfred the Great's will which left it to his youngest son Aethelweard (c.880-922). In the past the town's economy had a large component of wool and cloth manufacture, then later leather working and paper manufacture.
A large proportion of town's inhabitants are commuters but there is some local manufacturing, including flour and paper mills. It has a monthly farmers' market held on the second Saturday of every month which is the oldest event of its kind in the South West. It is home to two grade I listed buildings: the fifteenth-century St Andrew's parish church and the seventeenth-century house known as The Walronds. The centre of the town is the only conservation area in Mid Devon and there are seven grade II* listed buildings and ninety grade II listed buildings in the parish.
The derivation of the name Cullompton is disputed. One derivation is that the town's name means Farmstead on the River Culm with Culm probably meaning knot or tie (referring to the river's twists and loops). In 1805 or 1806 the last bull-baiting in the town took place. On 7 July 1839, a severe fire destroyed many houses in Cullompton.
Cullompton is 4 miles (6.4 km) south-east of Tiverton, 13 miles (21 km) north-north-east of Exeter and 149 miles (240 km) west-south-west of London. It is at about 70 m above sea level. The parish covers nearly 8,000 acres (32 km2) and stretches for 7 miles (11 km) along the Culm valley.
The street plan of the town still reflects the medieval layout of the town. Most shops lie along Fore Street with courts behind them linked by alleyways. The length of the high street reflects the prosperity of the town from the sixteenth to the eighteenth century when it was a centre of the cloth trade. The street plan is still fundamentally the same as shown on a map of 1663, with a wider area at the North end where markets were held, roads to Tiverton and Ponsford and a small lane leading down to a mill (now known as Lower Mill). This map has only two buildings with roofs coloured blue (conventionally meaning they were of slate) – St Andrew's church and the Walronds. There are two grade I listed buildings in Cullompton: the fifteenth century parish church (St Andrew's) and the Walronds at 6 Fore Street. There are also seven grade II* listed buildings and ninety grade II listed buildings. The centre of the town is a conservation area – the only one in the Mid Devon area. Hillersdon House, a Victorian manor house is near to the town centre and within the parish.
The Walronds was probably built in 1605 which is the date over the hall fireplace. St Andrew's church dates from the fifteenth century. Cullompton Manor House is a grade II* listed building with sections built in 1603 (dated panel and initials TT for Thomas Trock on the top corner of the front of the house) and 1718 (on a lead cistern head of a drainpipe, are the letters (L) S/WT (R) and the date 1718). Running parallel to the main high street is a leat with a public footpath running along it. The leat runs from Head Weir, north of Cullompton.
Junction 28 of the M5 lies within the parish of Cullompton and a short distance from the town centre. The Bristol and Exeter Railway opened Cullompton railway station when the railway opened on 1 May 1844. Devon County Council's Travel Transport Plan includes the reopening of Cullompton Railway Station.
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Tiverton Parkway 12/10/08
Using my NEW TRIPOD! i went to tiverton parkway knowing that not much would pass but 3 voyagers and 3 Hsts made the day amazing with my new tripod!