The Tamar is a river in south west England that forms most of the border between Devon and Cornwall. A large part of the valley of the Tamar is protected as the Tamar Valley National Landscape,and some is included in the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape due to its historic mining activities.
The Tamar Valley Line is a railway line from Plymouth,Devon,to Gunnislake,Cornwall,in England,also known as the Gunnislake branch line. The line follows the River Tamar for much of its route. Like all railway lines in Devon and Cornwall,it is unelectrified and all trains are diesel powered. The entire line is single track past St. Budeaux Junction.
Bere Alston is a village in West Devon in the county of Devon in England. It forms part of the civil parish of Bere Ferrers.
Plymouth railway station serves the city of Plymouth,Devon,England. It is on the northern edge of the city centre,close to the North Cross roundabout. It is the second busiest station in the county of Devon and the largest of the six surviving stations in Plymouth.
The Plymouth,Devonport and South Western Junction Railway (PD&SWJR) was an English railway company. It constructed a main line railway between Lydford and Devonport,in Devon,England,enabling the London and South Western Railway (LSWR) to reach Plymouth more conveniently than before.
Devonport railway station serves the Devonport area of Plymouth in Devon,England. It is 248 miles 28 chains (399.7 km) from London Paddington measured via Box and Plymouth Millbay. It is managed by Great Western Railway.
Dockyard railway station is a Great Western Railway suburban station on the Cornish Main Line in Devonport,Plymouth,England. As the name implies,it serves Devonport Dockyard. It is 248 miles 60 chains (400.3 km) from London Paddington via Box and Plymouth Millbay.
Keyham railway station is a suburban station in the city of Plymouth,Devon,England. It is 249 miles 25 chains (401.2 km) from London Paddington via Box and Plymouth Millbay. The station is close to the Devonport dockyard.
St Budeaux Ferry Road railway station is a suburban station in St Budeaux,Plymouth,England. It is 250 miles 15 chains (402.6 km) from London Paddington via Box and Plymouth Millbay.
Bere Ferrers station on the Tamar Valley Line is situated near the village of Bere Ferrers in Devon,England. The station is on the former Southern main line between Exeter and Plymouth via Okehampton. It is currently operated by Great Western Railway (GWR).
Bere Alston railway station serves the village of Bere Alston in Devon,England,10+1⁄4 miles (16.5 km) north of Plymouth on the Tamar Valley Line to Gunnislake.
Calstock railway station is an unstaffed railway station on the Tamar Valley Line serving the village of Calstock in Cornwall,United Kingdom. It is situated at the north end of Calstock Viaduct which carries the railway at high level over the River Tamar.
Gunnislake railway station serves the village of Gunnislake in Cornwall,England. There are also connecting buses from here to the town of Tavistock. However the station is located in or nearer to the villages of Drakewalls and Albaston. It is the northern terminus of the Tamar Valley Line from Plymouth.
The East Cornwall Mineral Railway was a 1,067 mm gauge railway line,opened in 1872 to connect mines and quarries in the Callington and Gunnislake areas in east Cornwall,England,with shipping at Calstock on the River Tamar. The line included a rope-worked incline to descend to the quay at Calstock.
The Cornish Main Line is a railway line in Cornwall and Devon in the United Kingdom. It runs from Penzance to Plymouth,crossing from Cornwall into Devon over the Royal Albert Bridge at Saltash.
The Exeter to Plymouth railway of the London and South Western Railway (LSWR) was the westernmost part of a route competing with that of the Great Western Railway (GWR) and its 'associated companies' from London and Exeter to Plymouth in Devon,England. Whereas the GWR route from Exeter followed the coast to Newton Abbot and then went around the southern edge of Dartmoor,the LSWR route followed the northern and western margins of Dartmoor,passing through the towns of Crediton,Okehampton,and Tavistock.
A rail ale trail is a marketing exercise in the United Kingdom that is designed to promote tourism to a rural area,by encouraging people to visit a series of pubs that are close to stations along a railway line. Participants are rewarded for visiting the pubs by train. In doing this they increase the number of passengers on the railway and bring money into the local economy. The scheme is often supported by the Campaign for Real Ale. The beer is usually brewed locally and many of the pubs offer food as well.
The network of railways in Plymouth,Devon,England,was developed by companies affiliated to two competing railways,the Great Western Railway and the London and South Western Railway. At their height two main lines and three branch lines served 28 stations in the Plymouth area,but today just six stations remain in use.
Callington railway station was a railway station in the village of Kelly Bray,one mile (1.6 km) north of the centre of the small town of Callington,Cornwall. It was the terminus of a branch line from Bere Alston,built by the Plymouth,Devonport and South Western Junction Railway,but operated by the London and South Western Railway. The station closed in 1966. The Tamar Valley Line still operates services from Bere Alston,with services terminating at Gunnislake railway station,5 miles (8 km) to the east of Callington.
Tavistock railway station is a proposed new station to serve Tavistock in Devon,England,in order to reinstate a rail connection between the town and Plymouth,about 13 miles (21 km) to the south.
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