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It moved to the new Torbay Steam Railway, working trial trains in July 1972 while the line was still operated by British Rail. [134] [135] 4588 GWR 4575: 2-6-2T T: 1927 1971 - 1973 4588 was based at Truro for many years. After it was withdrawn it was sold for scrap but was sold to the Dart Valley railway, moving from Barry scrapyard in 1970.
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 acting General Manager of the Southern Railway, John Elliot became the first Chief Regional Officer of the Southern Region. [1] The Southern Region also inherited some independent light railways, namely the East Kent Light Railway, the Kent and East Sussex Railway and the North Devon and Cornwall Junction Light Railway.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 4 February 2025. Public recruitment body in India Railway Recruitment Control Board Abbreviation RRCB Formation 27 April 1998 ; 26 years ago (1998-04-27) Type Governmental Purpose Recruitment Headquarters Rail Bhavan Location New Delhi, India Region served India Parent organization Railway Board ...
The British Railways Board (BRB) was a nationalised industry in the United Kingdom that operated from 1963 to 2001. Until 1997, it was responsible for most railway services in Great Britain , trading under the brand name British Railways and, from 1965, British Rail .
The Riviera Line is the railway between the city of Exeter, towns Dawlish and Teignmouth, and the English Riviera resorts of Torbay in Devon, England. Its tracks are shared with the Exeter to Plymouth Line along the South Devon sea wall.
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 £ ...
The Southern Railway L1 class was a class of 4-4-0 steam tender locomotives built for express passenger service on the South Eastern Main Line of the UK Southern Railway. They were designed by Richard Maunsell as a development of Harry Wainwright 's L class .