South Devon and Tavistock Railway
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south-devon-and-tavistock-railway-172-6700966
title:
South Devon and Tavistock Railway
text:
The South Devon and Tavistock Railway linked Plymouth with Tavistock in Devon; it opened in 1859. It was extended by the Launceston and South Devon Railway to Launceston, in Cornwall in 1865. It was a broad gauge line but from 1876 also carried the standard gauge trains of the London and South Western Railway between Lydford and Plymouth: a third rail was provided, making a mixed gauge. In 1892 the whole line was converted to standard gauge only. The line closed to passengers in 1962 although se
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Railway line in England
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Devon_and_Tavistock_Railway
date created:
2006-09-05T12:33:29Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T19:59:29Z
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