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The Newton Abbot power station was a power station originally built in 1898 at Jetty Marsh, Newton Abbot as a small station to serve the local community. It was subsequently significantly expanded, and changed from direct current to alternating current when bought by the Torquay corporation in the 1920s to provide power across a wider area towards the coast.
Newton Abbot has two non-League football clubs: Buckland Athletic F.C., which plays at Homers Heath, and Newton Abbot Spurs A.F.C., which plays at the Recreation Ground. The headquarters of Devon County Football Association are in the town. Newton Abbot's South Devon Cricket Club was established in 1851 and also plays at the Recreation Ground.
The station was originally known as just "Newton" but this was changed to "Newton Abbot" on 1 March 1877. [ 6 ] The last broad gauge train ran on 20 May 1892, after which all the lines in the area were converted to 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in ( 1,435 mm ) standard gauge over the space of a weekend.
83 Newton Abbot: 83A 1949–1973 Newton Abbot Sub –sheds Ashburton (to 1958), Kingsbridge (to 1961), Tiverton Junction (1963–1964) NA Closed to steam 1963 [31] 83B 1949–1968 Taunton Sub -sheds Barnstaple Town (to 1951), Bridgwater (to 1960), Minehead (to 1956) Closed to steam 1964 [32] 83C 1949–1963 Exeter Sub-sheds Tiverton Junction EX
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Leaving Newton Abbot station, the line is near level until Aller Junction, where the line to Torbay diverges to the left. The climb proper begins at Stoneycombe, where there was a signal box and quarry siding, and continues through Dainton tunnel to Dainton signal box, a distance of 2 miles and 17 chains (3.56 km).
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Newton Abbot (UK Parliament constituency) Newton Abbot A.F.C. Newton Abbot College; Newton Abbot Community Hospital; Newton Abbot power station; Newton Abbot Racecourse; Newton Abbot railway station; Newton Abbot RFC; Newton Abbot Spurs A.F.C.