Bob DownieJul 3, 2024
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Rail Map online - historic railways, railroads and canals

UK, Ireland and US historic railways, railroads and canals. Includes waggonways, tramways, stations, metro and narrow gauge lines displayed on an interactive Google Map.

Jonathan WrightMar 28, 2023

Historic Lynton & Barnstaple Railway buys former station site

https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/historic-lynton--barnstaple-railway-8284336

Great news for this wonderful little railway.

Nothing to do with Beeching for a change.

#ClosedRailways #NorthDevon #Devon #Lynton&BarnstapleRailway #Railways

Historic railway buys former station site

The venue will eventually provide station facilities as part of the extended Lynton & Barnstaple Railway

DevonLive
Jonathan WrightMar 27, 2023

The Beeching Axe: Lost and abandoned railways axed 60 years ago

https://www.devonlive.com/news/history/beeching-axe-devon-cornwalls-lost-8286417

#ClosedRailways #ClosedStations #Beeching #Devon #Railways

Lost and abandoned railways axed 60 years ago

The Beeching Axe was devastating for Devon and Cornwall and saw significant number of rural communities lose their lifeline railway line

DevonLive
Jonathan WrightMar 26, 2023

North Devon 'needs back its lost rail links'

https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/north-devon-needs-back-lost-8284311

#Barnstaple #Bideford #NorthDevon #Devon #UK #Railways #ClosedRailways #Restoration #GreenTravel

Devon 'needs back its lost rail links'

Ace Rail is hoping to restore the lost railway connection from Bideford to Barnstaple and is progressing well with its campaign

DevonLive
Show threadJonathan WrightFeb 22, 2023

@lindasgoluppiart

Going off at a tangent ...

How many towns and villages have a 'Station Road' but no station these days?!

#ClosedRailways #ClosedStations

Jonathan WrightFeb 19, 2023

Exciting plans to relink Bideford Tarka Line railway with rest of Devon

https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/exciting-plans-relink-bideford-tarka-8154993

Wonderful if this goes ahead. So many areas of Devon & Cornwall completely cut off since their railways closed in the 1960s.

#Bideford #Devon #UK #Railways #ClosedRailways #Beeching #TarkaLine #UKRail

Exciting plans to relink railway with rest of Devon

The plan to link Bideford with the Tarka Line has support from parish councils along the tracks

DevonLive
Jonathan WrightFeb 4, 2023

Devon and Cornwall's lost and abandoned railways

https://www.devonlive.com/news/history/devon-cornwalls-lost-abandoned-railways-8095476

#Devon #Cornwall #UKRail #ClosedRailways #Beeching

So many railways and stations closed nationally, cutting off their respective communities. A very sad period.

If left, you can bet you bottom Dollar that #Thatcher would have closed them.

A few have been reopened or are footpaths or #cycle routes, but it's not the same.

Given problems with so many cars on the roads today, a good number should never have been closed.

Devon and Cornwall's lost and abandoned railways

The Beeching Axe was devastating for Devon and Cornwall and saw significant number of rural communities lose their lifeline railway line

DevonLive