South Devon railway, Buckfastleigh station in Devon UK.
Buckfastleigh station on the south Devon railway on a summer's afternoon,This station must have some of the best view's in the country.
South Devon Railway At Buckfastleigh - Beautiful British Countryside
This is another of my summer holiday trips done during last month..The South Devon Railway journeys are so enchanting and I embarked on a trip from Buckfastleigh to Totnes.
The train journey is by steam engine and I was seated on the left side but most of the beautiful scenaries with streams and farms were on the right side.Nevertheless I was able to capture some beautiful scenaries on my way to Totnes.
The railway journey is a great way to spend the day and experience the best of unspoilt Devon from a South Devon Railway steam train as it hugs the beautiful River Dart all the way between Buckfastleigh and Totnes on this former Great Western Railway branch line..
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The South Devon Railway is one of Devon's and the West Country's best loved tourist attractions and is the longest established steam railway in the south west.
It is a seven mile former Great Western Railway branch line, built in 1872, which runs along the stunning valley of the River Dart between Buckfastleigh and Totnes. Steam trains run with heritage rolling stock and offer a wonderful all day attraction for families and people of all ages.
Buckfastleigh Station - South Devon Railway England UK Steam Heritage GWR BR
Jan 2017
RIDE ON A VINTAGE STEAM TRAIN IN ENGLAND // The South Devon Railway
There’s nothing quite like seeing that puff of smoke and hearing the chugging of a train from miles away. Well, in the heart of Devon, England, you can enjoy a vintage steam train ride on the South Devon Railway for yourself!
Reopened in 1969 to provide fun days out for all ages, the mid-point of this railway line is Staverton, a vintage railway station with all the trimmings. Think an old booking station, railway staff dressed in vintage outfits, and even an award-winning stunning display of flowers and shrubs during the summer months.
So what are you waiting for? The South Devon Railway is a piece of the past just waiting to be discovered. So hop aboard and embark on an adventure into history…
Places mentioned in the video:
- Staverton
- Totnes
- Buckfastleigh
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South Devon Railway, Buckfastleigh, South Devon
There's something about steam trains that is just so endearing. Take a trip on The South Devon Railway and I am convinced you will see exactly what I mean. Voted in the Top !0 of Things To Do In South Devon by the Guardian Newspaper, and they surely can't be wrong.
Take advantage of the family ticket that also includes entry to Totnes Rare Breeds Farm, and The Butterfly Farm at Buckfastleigh, next to the station.
Throughout the year they also run several special events, including a 1940's military theme, a beer festival, a Father's Day which also includes a roast dinner, and many others just for children such as The Teddy Bears' Picnic.
You can find details on their website, plus I publish them in the What''s On section of
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Places to see in ( Buckfastleigh - UK )
Places to see in ( Buckfastleigh - UK )
Buckfastleigh is a small market town and civil parish in Devon, England situated beside the Devon Expressway at the edge of the Dartmoor National Park. It is part of Teignbridge and, for ecclesiastical purposes, lies within the Totnes Deanery.
It is a centre of tourism and is home to Buckfast Abbey, the South Devon Railway, the Buckfastleigh Butterfly Farm and Otter Sanctuary, the Tomb of Squire Richard Cabell and The Valiant Soldier. With 13 letters, Buckfastleigh is the longest place name in England with no repeated letters, tied with Buslingthorpe, Leeds and Buslingthorpe, Lincolnshire.
Geographically, Buckfastleigh straddles the confluence of two small streams from Dartmoor which feed into the River Dart just to the east of the town. About one mile to the north lies Buckfast, home of Buckfast Abbey. To the northwest lie Holne and Scorriton on the southern breastwork of the Dartmoor upland. Pridhamsleigh Cavern is nearby and is neighboured by Ashburton and Lower Dean.
Historically Buckfastleigh has grown as a mill town known for its woollen mills, corn and paper mills and a tannery supported by the rivers Dart, Mardle and the Dean Burn – water being an essential natural resource used in the manufacturing of wool and other products. Buckfastleigh is medieval in origin, as is still evident in the original layout of the town. By the seventeenth century, most of the properties had been rebuilt, but the medieval layout, particularly in Fore Street, is still visible today.
Buckfastleigh town centre is now an area of mostly late eighteenth- to early twentieth-century buildings with an interesting collection of private dwellings, commercial and retail properties and public houses which retain many, if not all, of their original features, styles and character.
To the west of the town is the manor house of Brook, a grade II* listed building, built in 1656 by Richard Cabell (d.1677), lord of the manor of Brook. He was the subject of a local legend which relates that on the night of his death, black hounds breathing fire and smoke raced over Dartmoor and surrounded Brook House, howling. Cabbell's unusual tomb was allegedly designed to keep his restless spirit from roaming Dartmoor. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle based his Sherlock Holmes novel The Hound of the Baskervilles (1901-1902) on this legend. The story's description of Baskerville Hall, however, is based on Cromer Hall in Norfolk.
The South Devon Railway Trust is a charitable organisation that operates a heritage railway from Totnes to Buckfastleigh in Devon, alongside the River Dart. The heritage railway itself is known as the South Devon Railway, named in honour of the South Devon Railway Company that originally built much of Devon's railway infrastructure, although its previous name of the Dart Valley Railway is sometimes still heard.
Buckfast Abbey was founded by Earl Aylward in the reign of King Canute in 1018. In 1147 it became a Cistercian abbey and was rebuilt in stone. In medieval times, the abbey became rich through fishing and trading in sheep wool, although the Black Death killed two abbots and many monks – by 1377 there were only fourteen monks at Buckfast.
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South Devon Railway - '50th Anniversary Steam Gala' | The Final Weekend 13/04/2019
Operating into their 50th year as a preserved railway, the South Devon Railway sits as a well-established heritage line among those in the South West. The South Devon Railway, formerly the Dart Valley Railway, first opened as a preserved railway in 1969, ferrying passengers between Buckfastleigh and Totnes over the 6 miles of track - largely running alongside the River Dart.
To mark the occasion, the South Devon Railway held a '50th Anniversary Steam Gala', bringing together a range of Great Western tank engines to operate over the branch line for a full nine days from the 5th-14th of April. On the final weekend of the event, proceedings ran to an intense timetable; with frequent through trains operating the whole length of the line, as well as demonstration freight services, and the occasional shuttle service from Buckfastleigh to Staverton and return. On numerous freight runs, the goods set would be sidelined at Staverton, to allow pursuing passenger services to proceed undisturbed, before the freight rejoined the line. The weekend also featured an 'Inaugural Special', top and tailed by 5526 and 6412, harking back to the first passenger train to run on the line in preservation, on the 5th of April 1969.
Locomotives:
BR(W) 1500 'Pannier Tank' Class - 1501
Ex-GWR 6400 'Pannier Tank' Class - 6412
BR(W) 9400 'Pannier Tank' Class - 9462 (9466)
Ex-GWR 6400 'Pannier Tank' Class - 6430
GWR 4575 'Small Prairie' Class - 5526
Andrew Barcley 0-4-0T - 1219 was also in attendance, being limited to the yard at Buckfastleigh. However, it eluded the cameras. GWR 1400 Class - 1450 was also scheduled to attend the gala, but was unavailable owing to maintenance work.
All footage filmed on Saturday the 13th of April 2019.
UK: South Devon Railway, Class 37 D6737 (37037) departs Staverton towards Totnes
South Devon Railway, Class 37 D6737 (37037) departs Staverton towards Totnes. Clip recorded Friday 7th November 2008 during the railways diesel gala.
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The South Devon Railway is a 6.64 miles (10.69 km) heritage railway from Totnes to Buckfastleigh in Devon. Mostly running alongside the River Dart, it was initially known as the Dart Valley Railway. The railway is now operated by the South Devon Railway Trust, a registered charity.
The Railway's headquarters and museum are located at Buckfastleigh railway station.
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The British Rail Class 37 is a diesel-electric locomotive. Also known as the English Electric Type 3, the Class was ordered as part of the British Rail modernisation plan.
The Class 37 became a familiar sight on many parts of the British Rail network, in particular forming the main motive power for Inter-City services in East Anglia and within Scotland. They also performed well on secondary and inter-regional services for many years. The Class 37s are known to some railway enthusiasts as Tractors, a nickname due to the agricultural sound of the diesel engine of the locomotive.
As part of the large scale dieselisation brought about by the British Rail modernisation plan a need was identified for a number of type 3 locomotives of power output 1,500 hp (1,100 kW) to 1,999 hp (1,491 kW). The design was for a general purpose locomotive and initially found service in British Rail's Eastern Region.
The class was designed for both passenger and freight work and was as much at home hauling heavy goods trains as it was on passenger services. Some were fitted with electrical train heating (ETH) equipment in the 1980s to become the 37/4 sub-class, initially for use on the West Highland Line and Far North lines but later seeing use in north/mid Wales and occasionally the West Country.
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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.[2]
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.
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The line is 6 miles and 51 chains long (10.7 km). It stretches from Totnes (Littlehempston) station to Buckfastleigh station. Staverton station is the only intermediate station on the line. Just north of Staverton is a signal box known as Bishops Bridge where there is the only passing loop on the line. For most of its route, the line runs along the left bank of the River Dart. This means that the river, and the best views, can be seen to the left of the train when facing Buckfastleigh, and the right of the train when facing Totnes.
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Staverton is a village and civil parish in the South Hams of Devon, England consisting of 297 households and a population of 717 (total parish).
There is one pub, The Sea Trout, which is in the centre of the village. The village also has a public phone box, multiple notice boards and two post boxes.
There are two stops of the South Devon Railway Trust within the village boundary: Staverton railway station and Nappers Halt. Staverton railway station is next to Staverton Bridge, which crosses the River Dart and was probably built around 1413. It is considered to be one of the best examples of medieval bridges surviving in Devon. Seven obtusely pointed arches; one of the oldest Devon bridges. The bridge's name was adopted for the folk group formed in the 1970s by Sam Richards, Tish Stubbs and Paul Wilson.
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The South Devon Railway : part 1 of 3 Buckfastleigh
Enjoyable visit to the South Devon Railway on 7th June 2015, when there was the regular passenger train service (4 departures) plus a steam footplate experience. This movie records train movements at Buckfastleigh.
South Devon Railway England 2015-08-30
Die South Devon Railway fährt zwischen Buckfastleigh und Totnes. 30 Minuten dauert eine Strecke. In Buckfastleigh gibt es neben den notwendigen Einrichtungen (Shop, Café, Toilette) auch ein interessantes Museum. In Totnes Littlehempston kann man nach etwas Fußmarsch auf British Rail umsteigen. Da für 13.00 Uhr ein Dubbleheater angekündigt war, sind wir noch geblieben.
In Buckfastleigh gibt es noch eine Gartenbahn, die bei dem Regen aber nicht fuhr und eine Modelleisenbahnanlage, an der nur gearbeitet wurde, wahrscheinlich dem schlechten Wetter gezollt.
Wegen des Bank Holiday fand auf der Mittelstation Staverton ein Bierfestival statt. Hier treffen wir auch wieder den Dubbleheater.
The South Devon Railway runs between Buckfastleigh and Totnes. It takes 30 minutes one way. In Buckfastleigh there are the necessary facilities (shop, café, toilet) and an interesting museum. In Totnes Littlehempston you can change to British Rail after a little walk. On 13.00 clock a Dubbleheater was announced.
In Buckfastleigh there is a garden railway, but did not run in the rain.
Due to the bank holiday it was held a beer festival at the middle station Staverton. Here we meet again the Dubbleheater.
南德文郡铁路巴克法斯特利和托特尼斯之间运行。需要30分钟的一种方式。在巴克法斯特利有必要的设施（店，咖啡厅，卫生间）和一个有趣的博物馆。在托特尼斯Littlehempston可以后有点走改为英国铁路。在13.00时钟Dubbleheater宣布。
在巴克法斯特利有一个花园铁路，但没有运行在雨中。
由于银行假日有人举行啤酒节在中间站斯泰弗顿。在这里，我们再次见面的Dubbleheater。
请你原谅。
Buckfastleigh & Buckfast Abbey, Devon, England
Views of Buckfastleigh & Buckfast Abbey, Devon, England
SOUTH DEVON RAILWAY Buckfastleigh - Staverton - Totnes
A journey on an old steam train from Buckfastleigh to Staverton and on to Totnes return.
A Day on the South Devon Railway 16/08/13
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Tucked in the narrow winding valleys of Southern Dartmoor is the small 6 and a half mile line from Totnes to Buckfastleigh along the route of the former Ashburton line. Opened in 1972, the route originally ran to Ashburton, with the current terminus and workshop at Buckfastleigh merely being a halt on the line whilst Ashburton was the major point railway center until the route was closed in 1962.
However closure of the route was comparatively short as in 1969 it was reopened as the heritage Dart Valley Railway, however the route to Ashburton could not be kept as some bright spark at the Department for Transport felt that it was a good idea to improve an already picturesque and peaceful valley with a gigantic and noisy 4-lane dual carriageway, although thankfully the former station roof at Ashburton was salvaged and can still be visited, although the tracks there have long since gone.
Over the years however the remaining route from the newly built Totnes Littlehempston station (on the opposite side of the River Dart from the mainline station and town) to the largely improved Buckfastleigh has thrived enormously, and has become one of Devon's top tourist destinations.
Among the route's many attributes is its wide range of preserved locomotives, with a reasonable fleet of both preserved steam and diesel locomotives. Featured in this video are the following:
- GWR 2251 Class 0-6-0 3205: A celebrity in its own right, 3205 had the distinction of being the first locomotive to run on the newly preserved Severn Valley Railway in 1970, and worked the line until it moved to the SDR in 1998, where it has resided ever since.
- GWR 5700 Class 0-6-0PT L92 (5786): One of the last steam locomotives to operate in regular service, after being withdrawn from BR this plucky little tank engine saw extensive use for London Transport and was used largely for hauling engineers trains on the Metropolitan Line until 1971. After a recent overhaul this locomotive returned to operation in 2013 wearing its London Transport Crimson.
- British Railways Class 122 55000: Built by the Gloucester RC&W in 1958, 55000 was the first of twenty 'Bubble Cars' to enter service, being a local unit in the Devon area until its withdrawal by Regional Railways in the late 1990s.
- GWR 1400 Class 0-4-2T 1420: Looking a little worse for ware, this former Great Western Railway Autotank is currently undergoing a major restoration.
- Haydock Foundry 0-6-0WT 'Bellerophon': Undergoing maintenance but not actually a resident on the SDR is this former Haydock Collieries tank engine from the Victorian Era, built in 1874 to serve the mines in the Merseyside and South Lancashire areas.
- British Rail Class 25 D7541: Formerly operating on the London Midland Region, this locomotive first entered service in 1966 before eventually being withdrawn in 1987 after a charmed life in the Glasgow area. Was preserved on the NYMR in 1988 before moving to the SDR in 2011.
- British Rail Class 09 D3721: Built to the same design as the earlier Class 08, the Class 09 was specifically used for empty coaching stock movements on the Southern Region, particularly around Brighton. D3721, later to be renumbered 09010, worked the rails until its withdrawal by Connex South Central in 2004, somehow making its way to the SDR and becoming the resident shunter.
- British Railways Class 37 D6737: Every preserved railway has at least one, yes the Class 37's were certainly popular in their day, with split-headcode D6737 being no exception. D6737, later to be renumbered 37037 and named Gartcosh, has indeed led a busy life, first entering service on the Eastern Region before moving to Scotland and eventually Bristol. EWS then used it for engineers trains before it was moved to France to assist in the construction of the French LGV-Med route, eventually being withdrawn in 2003.
- British Rail Class 33, 33002 Sea King: A commoner in Devon, but not round here, 33002 was based on the Southern Region, operating out of Exeter St Davids on the route to Salisbury and London Waterloo on both freight and passenger workings. The locomotive was withdrawn in 2008 and has been restored in a pleasing Civil Engineers Dutch Grey and Yellow.
Of course any visit to the railway had to include a trip to the museum's astounding model railway layout, which has certainly changed since I last visited the line in 2003, but it was certainly an adventure revisiting old rails.
Enjoy!
South Devon Railway - Totnes to Buckfastleigh by steam railway
A trip up the South Devon Railway, from Totnes to Buckfastleigh by steam train.
South Devon Railway Buckfastleigh WW2 Day 2004
Buckfastleigh Station, South Devon Railway
The South Devon Railway on a Bank Holiday Monday at Buckfastleigh with a steam train for Staverton and Totnes
Buckfastleigh Station - South Devon Railway
The sights and sounds of the South Devon Railway at Buckfastleigh Station.
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South Devon Railway Red Timetable Tuesday 20th June 2017
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We are at The South Devon Railway during their red timetable operations.
The locomotive running during the time of our visit was recently returned to traffic ex GWR small Prairie 5526 now in Great Western livery after her recent overhaul.
We start at Totnes were the railway connects to the mainline. We have a look round the station before we see 5526 arrive from Buckfastleigh with some wheel slip as she comes into the station.
We join her train for the trip to Buckfastleigh as we travel alongside the river dart & sure enough we arrive at Buckfastleigh.
We head to the picnic area to see her head off to Totnes for her 2nd run of the day.
With 5526 gone we have a look round Buckfastleigh including a visit to the engine shed to see the other resident locos including sister to 5526 5542 which ya may remember during the 2016 summer holiday she was on summer hire to The Paignton & Dartmouth Railway.
From the public viewing area we look over the workshop including seeing ex GWR pannier tank 5786 undergoing her overhaul by the engineers.
We have a look at their future project as a new carriage shed is being built.
We also see being stored is ex GWR hall 4920 Dumbleton Hall still awaiting restoration to running order.
After lunch we see 5526 arrive back from Totnes. We see her take on water before heading to the sheds to collect the auto coach which would join the train for the next run to Totnes.
Before departure we have exclusive cab access to the small prairie thanks to the kindness of her crew.
Soon it was time to go as we set off. Sadly the filming of the full length of the line was called off.
We travel along the river dart as we head to Totnes.
We end with 5526 running round return for her trip back to Buckfastleigh.
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Run around at Buckfastleigh;South Devon Railway
Model Railway Buckfastleigh South Devon Railway
Scenes of the small model railway layout at Buckfastleigh Station on the South Devon Railway.