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Encyclopedia > Tamar Valley Line
Tamar Valley Line
Legend
Reading to Plymouth Line
0.00 Plymouth
Closed Millbay branch
Pennycomequick (or Cornwall Loop) Viaduct
Closed Millbay branch
Closed London and South Western Railway route
Wingfield Villas Halt
1.25 Devonport
Devonport Tunnel
1.50 Dockyard (request stop)
Keyham Viaduct
Ford Halt
2.25 Keyham (request stop)
Devonport Dockyard (private siding)
Weston Mill Viaduct
Joins old LSWR route
3.25 St Budeaux Victoria Rd and St Bdx. Ferry Rd
Passes under Cornish Main Line to Penzance
Royal Albert Bridge and River Tamar
Ernesettle (private siding)
Tavy Bridge River Tavy
7.50 Bere Ferrers (request stop)
9.50 Bere Alston Closed LSWR to London train reverses
Calstock Viaduct (River Tamar)
11.25 Calstock (request stop)
Closed Cornwall Minerals Railway to Calstock Quay
14.00 Gunnislake
Closed PDSWJR to Callington

The Tamar Valley Line is a railway line from Devonport in Plymouth Devon, to Gunnislake in Cornwall, England. The line follows the River Tamar for much of its route. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... It has been suggested that Cornish Main Line be merged into this article or section. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Plymouth station Plymouth railway station serves the city of Plymouth, Devon, UK. It is the largest of the six railway stations in the city, and the only one served by Intercity trains. ... 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. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Waterloo Station The London and South Western Railway (L&SWR) was a railway company in England from 1840 to 1923. ... 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. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Devonport station, looking east Devonport railway station serves the Devonport area of Plymouth, UK. Services are operated by First Great Western The station is in a cutting at the top of an incline up from Plymouth. ... 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. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Looking south from platform 2 Dockyard railway station is a suburban station in Devonport, Plymouth, UK. As the name implies it serves Devonport Dockyard. ... 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. ... 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. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The platform and footbridge Keyham railway station is a suburban rail station in the city of Plymouth, UK. It is served by First Great Western services between Plymouth and Gunnislake; most other services pass through the station non-stop. ... 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. ... Devonport in 1909, courtesy WW1 Archive Devonport Dockyard and the Hamoaze from the Rame Peninsula, Cornwall Her Majestys Naval Base (HMNB) Devonport (HMS Drake), is one of three operating naval bases in the Royal Navy. ... 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. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Waterloo Station The London and South Western Railway (L&SWR) was a railway company in England from 1840 to 1923. ... 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 single platform, looking east St Budeaux Victoria Road station is a suburban rail station in St Budeaux, Plymouth, UK. It is served by Wessex Trains services between Plymouth and Gunnislake. ... The platforms looking west St Budeaux Ferry Road station is a suburban rail station in St Budeaux, Plymouth, England. ... 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. ... The Royal Albert Bridge The Cornish Main Line is a railway line in England, which forms the backbone for rail service in Cornwall, as well as prodiving a direct line to London. ... Penzance Station serves the town of Penzance, Cornwall, UK. The station is the terminus of the Great Western Main Line from London though the Westcountry. ... 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. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... {{, Brunel truss bridge, and lenticular truss The Royal Albert bridge in 1859 The Royal Albert bridge seen from Saltash railway station Royal Albert Bridge seen from the Tamar Bridge. ... The Tamar is a river in south western England, that forms most of the border between Devon (to the east) and Cornwall (to the west). ... 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. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The Tavy is a river on Dartmoor, Devon, England It is a tributary of the River Tamar and has as its own tributaries the: Collybrooke River Burn River Wallabrooke River Lumburn River Walkham. ... 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. ... Former station building and signal box Bere Ferrers station is situated near the village of Bere Ferrers 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. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Looking west towards the junction Bere Alston railway station is situated near the village of Bere Alston in Devon, England, on the Tamar Valley Line, which connects Plymouth to Gunnislake. ... Waterloo Station The London and South Western Railway (L&SWR) was a railway company in England from 1840 to 1923. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The Tamar is a river in south western England, that forms most of the border between Devon (to the east) and Cornwall (to the west). ... 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. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... 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 Cornwall Minerals Railway operated a network of railway lines in Cornwall, United Kingdom. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The entrance to the platform Gunnislake railway station serves the village of Gunnislake in Cornwall, England. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The Plymouth, Devonport and South Western Junction Railway (1890-1966 (part)) in England was built by an independent company but operated by the London and South Western Railway as part of its main line to give it independent access to Plymouth. ... Callington (Cornish Kelliwik) is a small town and civil parish in southeast Cornwall, UK. The civil parish had a population of 4,783 in 2001, according to the 2001 census, although recent figures show that the population has risen to around 6000. ... Devonport, in Devon, was formerly called Plymouth Dock. ... Plymouth is a city of 243,795 inhabitants (2001 census) in the south-west of England, or alternatively the West Country, and is situated within the traditional and ceremonial county of Devon at the mouths of the rivers Plym and Tamar and at the head of one of the world... “Devonshire” redirects here. ... Gunnislake (or Lynngonna, its Cornish name) is the first village in Cornwall. ... Cornwall (pronounced ; Cornish: ) is a county in south-west England, United Kingdom, on the peninsula that lies to the west of the River Tamar and Devon. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the Queen England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified  -  by Athelstan 967 AD  Area  -  Total 130,395 km²  50,346 sq mi  Population  -  2007 estimate 50... The Tamar is a river in south western England, that forms most of the border between Devon (to the east) and Cornwall (to the west). ...

Contents

Stations

The towns and villages served by the route are listed below.

Plymouth is a city of 243,795 inhabitants (2001 census) in the south-west of England, or alternatively the West Country, and is situated within the traditional and ceremonial county of Devon at the mouths of the rivers Plym and Tamar and at the head of one of the world... Devonport, in Devon, was formerly called Plymouth Dock. ... Devonport in 1909, courtesy WW1 Archive Devonport Dockyard and the Hamoaze from the Rame Peninsula, Cornwall Her Majestys Naval Base (HMNB) Devonport (HMS Drake), is one of three operating naval bases in the Royal Navy. ... St Budeaux is a district of Plymouth, Devon, England. ... Bere Ferrers is a small village on the Bere Peninsula in south Devon. ... Bere Alston is a small village in the county of Devon, United Kingdom. ... The village seen from a train on the viaduct Calstock is a village and parish in south east Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, on the border with Devon. ... Gunnislake (or Lynngonna, its Cornish name) is the first village in Cornwall. ...

Services

Passenger services are operated by First Great Western using Class 150 or Class 153 diesel multiple units. Up until Winter of 2005, Arriva Trains Wales also operated services on the branch. First Great Western is the operating name of First Greater Western Ltd,[1] a British train operating company owned by First Group, which operates services in the west and south west of England and South Wales. ... Class 150/2, no. ... Class 153, no. ... DMU, type SA108 of Great Poland Voivodship in Poznań, Poland German DMU of class 628 A diesel multiple unit (DMU) is a train whose carriages have their own motors powered by a diesel engine. ... Arriva Trains Wales (Welsh: ) is a train operating company that operates urban and inter urban passenger services in Wales and the Welsh Marches. ...


Restoration

There has been a long standing proposal to rebuild the line from Bere Alston to Tavistock. This is unlikely to happen in the short-term. Location within the British Isles This article is about the town in Devon. ...


Beeching Axe

The section between Calstock and Bere Ferrers is on the Bere peninsula, between the river Tamar, and the river Tavy. The most southerly road bridge (the A390) on the peninsula is at Gunnislake, crossing the river Tamar. This means the railway is the quickest way of getting into the city of Plymouth to the south. The line did face closure by the Beeching Axe, however the remaining section of line was saved due to the poor road transportation. The village seen from a train on the viaduct Calstock is a village and parish in south east Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, on the border with Devon. ... Bere Ferrers is a small village on the Bere Peninsula in south Devon. ... Gunnislake (or Lynngonna, its Cornish name) is the first village in Cornwall. ... Plymouth is a city of 243,795 inhabitants (2001 census) in the south-west of England, or alternatively the West Country, and is situated within the traditional and ceremonial county of Devon at the mouths of the rivers Plym and Tamar and at the head of one of the world...


Developments

In the May 2007 timetable, for the first time a through train will run once a day between Newquay and Gunnislake (via Plymouth) and return.[1] The town should not be confused with New Quay in Wales. ... Gunnislake (or Lynngonna, its Cornish name) is the first village in Cornwall. ... Plymouth is a city of 243,795 inhabitants (2001 census) in the south-west of England, or alternatively the West Country, and is situated within the traditional and ceremonial county of Devon at the mouths of the rivers Plym and Tamar and at the head of one of the world...


See also

The Plymouth, Devonport and South Western Junction Railway (1890-1966 (part)) in England was built by an independent company but operated by the London and South Western Railway as part of its main line to give it independent access to Plymouth. ...

External links

  1. ^ First Great Western website
 v • d • e  Railway lines in South-West England and the "Great Western" zone :
InterCity lines: Cross-Country Route • Great Western Main Line
Main lines: Bristol to Taunton Line • Cherwell Valley Line • Cornish Main Line • Gloucester-Newport Line • Reading to Plymouth Line • South Wales Main Line • Wessex Main Line • West of England Main Line
Commuter lines: Greenford Branch Line • Severn Beach Line • Slough-Windsor & Eton Line
Rural lines:  Exeter-Barnstaple "Tarka" Line • Exeter-Exmouth "Avocet" Line • Golden Valley Line • Heart of Wessex Line • Henley Branch Line • Looe Valley Line • Marlow Branch Line • Par-Newquay "Atlantic Coast" Line • Exeter-Paignton "Riviera" Line • St Ives Bay Line • Tamar Valley Line • Truro-Falmouth "Maritime" Line 

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Maritime Line Information (1220 words)
Maritime Line trains start from Truro railway station, normally from the bay platform that is reached by turning left and walking along the main platform beyond the footbridge.
At this point the line to Penzance curves away to the right; the line to Falmouth was originally the Cornwall Railway main line and so runs straight ahead while the Penzance line was built by the West Cornwall Railway Company.
The Maritime Line was built by the Cornwall Railway, a broad gauge railway (7 feet 0.25 inch) from Plymouth to Falmouth.
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