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The Dartmouth and Torbay Railway Company was incorporated by an act of Parliament, the Dartmouth and Torbay Railway Act 1857 (20 & 21 Vict. c. ciii), of 27 July to build from the SDR Torquay station to a point between the Higher Ferry and Waterhead Creek at Kingswear, [2] and power to establish a ferry from Kingswear to Dartmouth, and to take ...
The train now descends this to reach Torquay railway station opened in 1859, although today's large stone buildings and old signal box date from 1878. [14] Unlike the original Torquay station (now Torre), this one is right by the beach at Abbey Sands and a level promenade links it with the harbour and town centre.
After Bradshaw's ceased printing in 1961 [4] (as it couldn't compete with the cheaper regional timetables), there was a gap of 13 years without a system-wide schedule. This changed in 1974, when British Rail launched their first nationwide timetable, costing 50p (roughly £10 in 2020) and running to 1,350 pages. [ 1 ]
D2192 was operated by British Rail between 1961 and 1969. It was sold to the Dart Valley Railway in 1970 but moved to the Torbay Steam Railway on 24 July 1977. [29] 03371 (D2371) Class 03: 1958 2015 D2371 entered service with British Rail in 1958. It was later renumbered 03371 and withdrawn in 1987.
The Birmingham Special was a passenger train operated by the Southern Railway, Norfolk and Western Railway, and Pennsylvania Railroad in the southeastern United States.The train began service in 1909 and continued, with alterations, after Amtrak assumed control of most long-haul intercity passenger rail in the United States on May 1, 1971.
Torbay Council approved plans on 27 November 2016 for the construction of a new railway station to include the following: two single-sided station platforms, provision of a footbridge between platforms, an elevated walkway and access ramps, cycle spaces, extended footpath along Riviera Way, lighting and CCTV, and platform furniture to include shelter and signage.
Largely by his efforts, the Torbay and Brixham Railway Company was incorporated by an act of Parliament, the Torbay and Brixham Railway Act 1864 (27 & 28 Vict. c. ccxlvii), on 25 July 1864 [1] or 26 July 1864; together with a tramway in connection with the railway. [2] The company's share capital was £18,000 and Wolston himself subscribed £ ...
In 1970, the Southern Railway combined the Crescent with the Southerner to form the Southern Crescent. [2] The merged train moved to the Birmingham–Meridian route, allowing the train to run solely on Southern's right-of-way between New Orleans and Washington. This train became Amtrak's Crescent on February 1, 1979.