Teign valley railway books

Though a short length in exeter still serves a scrap metal yard, most of the remainder closed completely in 1968. Map courtesy of the national library of scotland 25 os series. Chudleigh history group articles teign valley railway. Special trains on the moretonhampstead branch dartmoor society public debate. The railways own highly original, uncompromising view of transport in a book and pamphlets. Teign valley railway line can solve newton abbots traffic problems. Miscellany interesting stuff with a local or dartmoor railway connection, however tenuous, but without an obvious place on any of the other pages. Lms brakevan on the churnet valley railway tom and sue baxter recently visited the churnet valley railway, and noticed an lms brakevan similar to ours. Five of the best scenic bike rides in devon travel the. Great rock, devons last metal mine, cornish hillside publications,2004. History of the line with numerous photographs, drawings, line diagrams and maps. Teign valley railway line can solve newton abbots traffic. The quarries proved to be the saviour of the teign valley railway, which in turn helped boost the fortunes of the quarries themselves, as production at. Revival of the teign valley line could be an option that might be considered in the wake of widespread disruption caused by damage to the mainline track at dawlish by coastal storms in february 2014.

Network rail have confirmed they are taking plans to reopen the disused teign valley railway line seriously but have warned significant investment would be required. It is 31 mi 50 km long and rises on dartmoor, becomes an estuary just below newton abbot and reaches the english channel at teignmouth. Teign valley tales professional publishing services uk. It served mineral quarries in the valley and had a passenger service. A history of the company and line by peter kay 1 apr 2010 5. The railways of devon and cornwall around the early 1960s.

The teign valley branch exeter to heathfield was closed to passengers in 1958, the work of the shadowy branchline later unremunerative railway services committee. The quarries proved to be the saviour of the teign valley railway, which in turn helped boost the fortunes of the quarries themselves, as production at the local mines had dwindled rapidly. Archive steam railway films of the late jim clemens of worcester, mainly taken. Oct 30, 2017 teign valley railway line can solve newton abbots traffic problems cllr gordon hook has thrown his support behind the plans to reopen the line from heathfield to newton abbot. Other news we have made some changes to the web site, for more information on this, the next issue of model railway journal, the irs sentinel book and plans for larkrail see the news page. She is the author of several books, including the monograph gentians, and inky rags. Buy gwr railwayena books and get the best deals at the lowest prices on ebay. More time for thinking as issue 278 is the last mrj that will be produced for a while, it occurred to me that readers might spend more time than usual. Dec, 2017 campaign gathers steam to reopen branch line. The broad gauge of the great western railway, the bristol and exeter railway and the north and south devon railways. Whats new and happening exeter and teign valley railway. Over the past few days ive been on a field trip in the teign valley, following the route of the old exeterheathfield line.

Nov 20, 2009 view archive bbc footage of the teign valley railway line on its last day of passenger services in 1958. Until 23 may 1892 all traffic between the two lines had to be transferred at heathfield as the moretonhampstead line was built to the broad gauge, but the teign valley was in standard gauge. Hornby 4 plank wagon teign valley granite 738 r 6168c scale 1. It includes a full history of the exe valley railway and the tiverton branch, a huge number of photos some in colour, station track plans, some building plans 2mm scale, anecdotes, details of rolling stock the lot really. Original great western railway magazine september 1935 centenary edition. Buy the teign valley line by peter kay from waterstones today. Reproduced by kind permission of pen and sword books limited. Company was given royal assent in 1863 and opened on 9 october 1882, branching from the moretonhampstead and south devon railways station at heathfield, to christow.

Without that blackout, german bombers would have made shorter work of severing the vital plymouth link. Not sure if anyones missing her near by golden labradoodle type. Buy gwr railwayana books and get the best deals at the lowest prices on ebay. Woods in the bovey valley from trendlebere down july 2012 the wray brook starts north of moretonhampstead and joins the bovey near drakeford bridge, south of lustleigh. The exe valley railway including the tiverton branch. Teign valley line 2009 a selection of station buildings still in existance taken in july 2009. Nationalisation came in 1948 when the name british railways was born. Please visit the links to the left 3mm is the premier scale for modellers. Numbered 731790, it is a bit younger than ours, having been built in 1944 at derby to diagram 2068 lot 63. The teign valley line was just beyond the rotting fence. Teign valley line research uk prototype discussions not. Wild swan publications index page listing all railway titles published complete with current new availability and used options.

The main line to teignmouth and exeter exits top right whilst the main line to plymouth, penzance and also paignton leaves at the bottom centre. It ran through some beautifull dartmoor countryside before arriving at heathfield and joining with the newton abbotmoretonhampstead line. The line to heathfield and thence to mortonhampstead or the teign valley line exits at the centre top. There is evidence of life in the valley over the past 4000 years so.

The teign valley line the heathfield to exeter teign valley railway. Whilst there are main line photographs, this book mainly visits a selection of the now largely vanished secondary routes and branch lines. I worked on the railway on the teign valley line from heathfield to exeter. May 17, 2017 brief history of the teign valley railway the teign valley line was originally authorised in 1863 as a broad gauge line, although it did not open until 1882. The exeter railway and the teign valley railway were both absorbed into the great western railway in 1923. Hornby railways collector guide model teign valley. It ran for almost 25 miles through beautiful devon countryside and is still a happy memory for those who were lucky enough to travel along this picturesque route. Hennock has appeared in railway modeller and model rail. Great savings free delivery collection on many items. Campaign gathers steam to reopen branch line devon live. The spa valley railway svr is a standard gauge heritage railway that runs from tunbridge wells west railway station in tunbridge wells to high rocks, groombridge, and eridge, where it links with the oxted line. I was chiefly a patrol man, went along seeing everything was all right.

This is just a selection of the vast collection of books relating to devon and local history. There is a lovely dog running loose on valley road, shes very nervous and wouldnt let me near her to catch her. It was in constant use from 1884 until the line was closed to passengers on the 7th october 1963. Police in devon are giving criminals colouringin books in custody. Opened on 9 october 1882, branching from the moretonhampstead and south devon railways station at heathfield, to christow. If you are interested in westcountry branch line history, perhaps for creating a model railway, this book is as good as it gets.

Wild swan publications railway books british railway books. Friends of the teign valley line join the others who want to see modern trains serving the east dartmoor branch railways. There are hopes that the teign valley railway line might be reopened more than 50 years after the the last passenger service on the line. En route it crosses the kent and east sussex border, a distance of 5 miles 8 km, along the former wealden line between tunbridge wells central and lewes. The bovey continues south east past bovey tracey, to join the teign in the claypits. This disused railway line may be coming back after closing. My father was a signalman and uncle harold was a driver, like. The teign valley railway they also perhaps remind older readers of former, less hectic lifestyles, but in the case of the tvr its working life coincided with a period when mining and quarrying operations were prominent in the valley, with their attendant noise, dust and water pollution the section of the valley along which the railway ran. May 17, 2017 when the line opened from exeter the passenger service was integrated with that of the teign valley railway. Devons railways by helen harris bossinney books 2001 isbn. The history and operation of a seventeen mile long branch railway in devon. Opened on 9 october 1882, branching from the moretonhampstead and south devon railway s station at heathfield, to christow. Although generally known as either the teign valley branch or teign valley line it was in fact operated by two distinct companies, teign valley railway company and exeter railway company until 1 july 1923 when they were both absorbed into the great western railway. The exe valley railway was a branch line in devon built by the great western railway.

The teign valley railway company was given royal assent in 1863 and opened on 9 october 1882, branching from the moretonhampstead and south devon railway s station at heathfield, to christow. The name is preroman, related to the welsh taen meaning sprinkling, and means simply stream the river lends its name to several places, including teigncombe, drewsteignton, canonteign, teigngrace, kingsteignton at one time, one of englands largest villages, bishopsteignton. Miscellany dartmoor railway supporters association. Passenger numbers reached their peak in the 1930s with seven daily services provided each way between exeter and heathfield. A picture in one of colin maggss bristol books shows a cabinet, similarly deformed, with a tubular barrow. This line, like many throughout the county, or even country for that matter this line was an amalgamation of two railways.

Volume one of the hope valley line covers the dawn of the railway age to the end of the grouping in 1947. The teign valley line, a great western railway book. There are references to great western railway shares in probate records of local residents. The railway s own highly original, uncompromising view of transport in a book and pamphlets. The teign valley history group celebrates its 5th birthday this year and it is perhaps time to recap some of its activities over that time. The rivername teign is first attested in an anglosaxon charter of 739, where it appears as teng. Crs visit to the teign valley railway 3rd june 2017 mike hitchens. A superbly well presented definitive history of this gwr secondary line along the teign valley in devon from heathfield through chudleigh, trusham, ashton, christow, longdown and ide.

Gift shop a collection of mostly unique items equipment and oddments for sale. Some forty years later, the exeter, teign valley and chagford railway was. There are also a number of references to the running of the railway in the 20th century found in the book, teign valley tales, copies of which are available at christow and dunsford post offices and at the artichoke inn. The line ran as standard gauge from heathfield to ashton, although it was isolated from the gwr system as the moretonhampstead line at heathfield was still broad gauge. If you were to wait here long enough, you would see an hst power car or a mk iii trailer pass on a low loader. Good descriptive material copiously illustrated with archive photographs and with maps. An illustrated history of the great westerns teign valley line which provided an alternative route from newton abbot to exeter. Named the tunbridge wells and eridge railway preservation society twerps, it began a long struggle to reopen the line. Mining and quarrying history in hennock and the teign valley. In fact every every commodity and consumable needed by the railway west of newton abbot, short of trackwork and ballast, will pass here in nondescript vans and lorries. The bovey continues south east past bovey tracey, to join the teign in the claypits area north west of kingsteignton about miles in all. Miscellany dartmoor railway supporters association, okehampton.

Apr 04, 2014 mary and her mother, mrs e f yendell, watch the last teign valley train pull up to heathfield station. Ours, 731411, was built in 1942 to diagram 2068 lot 32 at either derby or wolverton. A specialist monograph from the reliquary and illustrated archaeologist. The station became a junction when the teign valley railway opened to ashton, in 1874. The spa valley railway svr has its origins in a charitable society formed on september 1985, to purchase and reopen the tunbridge wells west to eridge line.