Plymouth and Dartmoor Railway
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plymouth-and-dartmoor-railway-188-9254503
title:
Plymouth and Dartmoor Railway
text:
The Plymouth and Dartmoor Railway (P&DR) was a 4 ft 6 in (1,372 mm) gauge railway built to improve the economy of moorland areas around Princetown in Devon, England. Independent carriers operated horse-drawn wagons and paid the company a toll. It opened in 1823, and a number of short branches were built in the next few years. The Lee Moor Tramway (LMT) was opened as a branch of the original line in 1856; the extraction of china clay had become an important industry, and the LMT brought the miner
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United Kingdom legislation
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plymouth_and_Dartmoor_Railway
date created:
2009-02-03T13:56:47Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T20:42:32Z
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