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Encyclopedia > Paignton and Dartmouth Steam Railway
A steam train leaving Kingswear railway station
A steam train leaving Kingswear railway station

The Paignton & Dartmouth Steam Railway operates from Paignton to Kingswear along the former Dartmouth and Torbay Railway line, in Devon, England. It is a standard gauge railway operated as a tourist attraction rather than a heritage railway. Image File history File linksMetadata Paignton_and_Dartmouth_Steam_Railway. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Paignton_and_Dartmouth_Steam_Railway. ... Kingswear railway station is the terminus of the Paignton and Dartmouth Steam Railway, a heritage railway in Devon, United Kingdom. ... Paignton harbour , Paignton (IPA: ) is a coastal town in Devon in the United Kingdom. ... Kingswear is a village in the South Hams area of South Devon, residing on the east bank of the River Dart. ... The Dartmouth and Torbay Railway was a broad gauge railway linking the South Devon Railway branch at Torquay with Kingswear in Devon, United Kingdom. ... Part of the seafront of Torquay, south Devon, at high tide Devon is a large county in South West England, bordered by Cornwall to the west, and Dorset and Somerset to the east. ... As railways developed and expanded one of the key issues to be decided was that of the rail gauge (the distance between the two rails of the track) which should be used. ... A scene on a heritage railway. ...

Contents

Route

Paignton and Dartmouth Steam Railway
Legend
Riviera Line to Exeter St Davids
0.00 Paignton
Sands Road
Junction with Riviera Line
Goodrington Carriage sidings
0.50 Goodrington Sands
Broadsands Viaduct
Hookhill Viaduct
Closed Torbay and Brixham Railway
2.75 Churston
Greenway Tunnel
River Dart
Britannia Crossing
6.50 Kingswear Ferry to Dartmouth

Starting adjacent to Paignton main line station, the steam railway runs for about 7 miles in a south-westerly direction. The first half of the journey (from Paignton to Churston) is up-hill along the rocky Devon coastline. The line crosses Broadsands Viaduct, and the larger Hookhills Viaduct before reaching its summit at Churston. From Churston the line turns inland, cuts through Greenway Tunnel, descending along the Dart valley until it reaches Kingswear. From Kingswear, passengers can cross the Dart to the old town of Dartmouth by ferry. Dartmouth Station is unique in that it has never seen a train. In GWR days, passengers would arrive at the station by means of the ferry from Kingswear. The line was originally laid to Brunel's broad gauge, but was converted to standard gauge in May 1892. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The Riviera Line is the railway line from Exeter to the English Riviera resorts of Torquay and Paignton. ... Exeter St Davids station is the most important of seven National Rail stations in the city of Exeter in southwest England. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Paignton railway station is the railway station serving Paignton in Devon. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The Riviera Line is the railway line from Exeter to the English Riviera resorts of Torquay and Paignton. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Goodrington Sands railway station is on the Paignton and Dartmouth Steam Railway, a heritage railway in Devon, United Kingdom. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The Torbay and Brixham Railway was a 7 ft 0¼ in broad gauge railway which linked the Dartmouth and Torbay Railway at Churston railway station, Devon with the important fishing port of Brixham. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Churston railway station is on the Paignton and Dartmouth Steam Railway, a heritage railway in Devon, United Kingdom. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The River Dart The River Dart is a river in Devon, UK. The river rises on Dartmoor, as two separate branches (the East Dart and West Dart), which join at Dartmeet. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The railway branch line from Newton Abbot to Kingswear is unusual as a large majority of the stations are still open for traffic. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Kingswear railway station is the terminus of the Paignton and Dartmouth Steam Railway, a heritage railway in Devon, United Kingdom. ... Map sources for Dartmouth, Devon at grid reference SX877514 The town seen from the River Dart Dartmouth is a town in Devon in the south-west of England. ... Paignton railway station is the railway station serving Paignton in Devon. ... Churtson (or Churston Ferrers) is a coastal village in Devon in the United Kingdom. ... The River Dart The River Dart is a river in Devon, UK. The river rises on Dartmoor, as two separate branches (the East Dart and West Dart), which join at Dartmeet. ... Map sources for Dartmouth, Devon at grid reference SX877514 The town seen from the River Dart Dartmouth is a town in Devon in the south-west of England. ... Brunel can mean: Isambard Kingdom Brunel Marc Isambard Brunel, Isambards father Brunel Bridge Brunel University Shlomo Ben Avraham Ole Brunell This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ... For other uses, see Gauge. ...


Locomotives

Operational steam locomotives

  • GWR 7800 Class 4-6-0 No.7827 'Lydham Manor' - Great Western Green (faces Paignton)
  • GWR 5205 Class 2-8-0T No.5239 'Goliath' - Great Western Green (faces Kingswear)
  • GWR 6400 Class 0-6-0PT No.6435 'Ajax' - British Railways 'Late Crest' Green (faces Kingswear)

GWR 7800 Class - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... GWR 5205 Class - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Preserved 6430 The Great Western Railway (GWR) 5400 Class is a class of 0-6-0 pannier tank steam locomotive. ...

Steam locomotives out of service or undergoing overhaul

  • GWR 4500 Class 2-6-2T No.4555 'Warrior'-Awaiting overhaul - Great Western Green
  • GWR 4575 Class 2-6-2T No.4588 'Trojan' - Undergoing Overhaul - Great Western Green
  • BR standard class 4 4-6-0 No.75014 'Braveheart' - Undergoing overhaul - BR Black

Preserved 4566 on the Gloucestershire and Warwickshire Railway. ... Preserved no. ... British Railways standard class 4 4-6-0s (not to be confused with the standard class 4 2-6-0 or the standard class 4 2-6-4T) was a class of British Railways standard locomotives. ...

Operational diesel locomotives

Description The British Rail Class 25 diesel locomotives, also known as the Sulzer Type 2, were built from 1961. ... D3312 at Kings Cross, 1963 in British Railways green livery 08 910 at Carlisle, 1975 in British Rail blue livery. ... The British Rail Class 03 locomotive is, together with Class 04, one of BRs most successful smaller 0-6-0 diesel-mechanical shunters. ...

Special Coaches

  • Pullman Observation Saloon, originally built for the Devon Belle trains: used regularly on passenger services. It provides a unique view of the railway, although an additional charge is made to ride in it.
  • GWR Autocoach "Claire", formerly used as "cocktail" bar coach in the dining train, but more recently as a directors' saloon and board room. The coach has had the driving compartment and guards/luggage area removed but the autogear has been retained; the remainder of the interior has been completely gutted and refurbished with "bucket" seats and a bar counter.
  • GWR Autocoach "Charlotte" has had the autogear removed but the controls left in place. The interior of the coach is 'original' with the exception of the glazed windows between the passenger and driving compartments. The coach is fitted with a corridor connection at one end (which is unusual for an autocoach) and is usually marshalled in the second rake of coaches.

Both Autocoaches are now out of use and have been offered for sale. - as listed in a recent Heritage railway magazine - but what does it say about them? The Devon Belle: 1948 poster for the luxury train service from London to Devon The Devon Belle was a luxury express passenger train in England which ran between London Waterloo station and Ilfracombe and Plymouth in Devon in the years from 1947 to 1954. ... GWR Autocoach preserved at Didcot Railway Centre The GWR Autocoach was a type of coach used by the Great Western Railway. ... GWR Autocoach preserved at Didcot Railway Centre The GWR Autocoach was a type of coach used by the Great Western Railway. ...


Images

Observations

  • Due to the location of this line – at the heart of the English Riviera – it is essentially run as a tourist carrier attracting summer tourists from the resorts of Torbay and transporting them to the historic town of Dartmouth. Steam and diesel gala weekends stopped in the late 1990s when the main organiser, the Devon Diesel Society moved over to the South Devon Railway at Buckfastleigh, and with that the enthusiast and volunteer interest was lost. But the livery of the BR Mk1 Carriages is a stylised version of the GWR livery.
  • Semaphore signals have been replaced with colour lights in line with the BR replacement and removal of the signal box at Paignton and control moving to Exeter. This allows for a continual, effective method of allowing mainline charters to visit the line at short notice, and the whole branch being controlled from Kingswear.
  • In 1973 and 1993 the LNER Class A3 steam locomotive Flying Scotsman hauled regular service trains on this line throughout the summer seasons.
  • In more recent times the line has seen regular visits during the summer season from LNER Class A4 60009 Union of South Africa and GWR King Class 6024 King Edward I on the Torbay Express excursions from Bristol.
  • The branch from Churston to Brixham was closed and lifted in the 1960s and is not a part of this line.

The standard tourism poster for Torbay. ... Torbay (IPA: ) is an east-facing bay, at the western most end of Lyme Bay in the south-west of England, situated roughly midway between the cities of Exeter and Plymouth. ... The South Devon Railway is a railway is run by a charity organisation, the South Devon Railway Trust, they run the railway between Buckfastleigh and Totnes in southern Devon. ... Buckfastleigh railway station is situated on the South Devon Railway, a heritage railway in Devon, England. ... The original Bristol Temple Meads station, first terminus of the GWR, is the building to the left of this picture The Great Western Railway (GWR) was a British railway company, linking South West England, the West Country and South Wales with London. ... A Signal is a mechanical or electrical device that indicates to train drivers information about the state of the line ahead, and therefore whether they must stop or may start, or instructions on what speed they may drive their train. ... Exeter St Davids station is the most important of seven National Rail stations in the city of Exeter in southwest England. ... LNER A1/A3 4-6-2 Pacific Steam Locomotive Famous Names Flying Scottsman Specifications Length Overall 70ft5in (2,146mm) Driving Wheels 80in (2032mm) Total Weight 332,000lb (61t) Fuel 1,800lb (8t) Water 5,000gal Adhesive Weight 34,500lb (61t) Cylinders 3x20x26in (508x660mm) Tractive Effort 29,385lb (13,333kg) Axel... This article is about the locomotive the Flying Scotsman. For the passenger service, see Flying Scotsman (train). ... 60034 Lord Farringdon at Aberdeen Ferryhill, 1965. ... 60009 Union of South Africa is an LNER Class A4 steam locomotive. ... The Great Western Railway 6000 Class or King is a class of steam locomotive designed for express passenger work. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... The Torbay Express is a passenger charter steam locomotive service which runs on certain summer Sundays each year from Bristol Temple Meads, via Weston-super-Mare to Torquay, Paignton and Kingswear. ... The Torbay and Brixham Railway was a 7 ft 0¼ in broad gauge railway which linked the Dartmouth and Torbay Railway at Churston railway station, Devon with the important fishing port of Brixham. ...

External links

  • The Paignton and Dartmouth Steam Railway website

  Results from FactBites:
 
Paignton railway station - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (453 words)
Paignton railway station is the railway station serving Paignton in Devon.
The railway to Paignton was built by the Torbay and Dartmouth Railway, opening to passengers on 2 August 1859.
The Torbay and Dartmouth Railway was always operated by the South Devon Railway and was amalgamated with it on 1 January 1872.
Great Western Railway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1593 words)
The South Wales Railway, terminating at Neyland, opened in 1850 and was connected to the GWR via Brunel's ungainly Wye bridge in 1852.
The Steam Railway Museum, in Swindon, is dedicated to the history and life of the GWR.
The traditions of the GWR are kept alive by many heritage railways including at Didcot Railway Centre, the South Devon Railway, the Severn Valley Railway, the Paignton and Dartmouth Steam Railway, the Gloucestershire and Warwickshire Railway and at Tyseley Locomotive Works.
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