Dartmouth and Torbay Railway
The Dartmouth and Torbay Railway was a broad gauge railway linking the South Devon Railway branch at Torquay with Kingswear in Devon, England. It was operated from the outset by the South Devon Railway.
| Dartmouth and Torbay Railway | |
|---|---|
Kingswear railway station | |
| Overview | |
| Locale | Devon |
| Termini |
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| Stations | 4 |
| History | |
| Commenced | 1857 |
| Completed | 1864 |
| 1872 | Part of South Devon Railway |
| 1948 | Part of British Railways |
| 1972 | Beyond Paignton became a heritage line |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 9.63 miles (15.50 km) |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Old gauge | 7 ft 1⁄4 in (2,140 mm) Brunel gauge until 1892 |
Most of the line is now operated as the heritage Dartmouth Steam Railway but the section north of Paignton is part of Great Western Railway's Riviera Line from Exeter St Davids.
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