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Ghost Train: Barnstaple to Taunton (Lost Devon & Somerset Railway Animation)

Ghost Train: Barnstaple to Taunton (Lost Devon & Somerset Railway Animation)

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DevonAndSomerset TauntonToBarnstaple

DevonAndSomerset TauntonToBarnstaple

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Fresh push to reconnect Somerset’s most famous heritage railway!

Fresh push to reconnect Somerset’s most famous heritage railway!

🚂📜 THE OLD RAILWAY LINE AND WEIGHBRIDGE AT SILVERTON MILL 🚂📜 This is part of the old railway line that served Silverton Mill for 73 years, from July 1894 to August 1967. The siding – rather than branch line – ran for around 800 yards between the mill next to the Killerton estate and the Bristol to Exeter mainline at Silverton Overbridge. You can walk along 300 to 400 yards of the line between an electricity station next to Ellerhayes Bridge and Yarde Farm, a tenanted National Trust enterpris

🚂📜 THE OLD RAILWAY LINE AND WEIGHBRIDGE AT SILVERTON MILL 🚂📜 This is part of the old railway line that served Silverton Mill for 73 years, from July 1894 to August 1967. The siding – rather than branch line – ran for around 800 yards between the mill next to the Killerton estate and the Bristol to Exeter mainline at Silverton Overbridge. You can walk along 300 to 400 yards of the line between an electricity station next to Ellerhayes Bridge and Yarde Farm, a tenanted National Trust enterpris

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🚅 47715 PASSES RIVERFORD BRIDGE 🚅 47715 passes the historic Riverford Bridge on the South Devon Railway. The Class 47 locomotive was travelling from Buckfastleigh to Totnes during the railway's Diesel Gala last Saturday. It was the first time in many years that a Class 47 had visited the railway. Sadly, 47715 suffered a power fault later in the day and was withdrawn from Sunday's schedule. The loco was built by Brush Traction at Loughborough and completed in 1964. It was one of 512 Class 47s b

🚅 47715 PASSES RIVERFORD BRIDGE 🚅 47715 passes the historic Riverford Bridge on the South Devon Railway. The Class 47 locomotive was travelling from Buckfastleigh to Totnes during the railway's Diesel Gala last Saturday. It was the first time in many years that a Class 47 had visited the railway. Sadly, 47715 suffered a power fault later in the day and was withdrawn from Sunday's schedule. The loco was built by Brush Traction at Loughborough and completed in 1964. It was one of 512 Class 47s b

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Devon Somerset Railway Castle Hill Tunnel Filleigh / A361 Bray Viaduct

Devon Somerset Railway Castle Hill Tunnel Filleigh / A361 Bray Viaduct

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🚂 9351 DEPARTS BLUE ANCHOR 🚂 9351 departs Blue Anchor Station on the West Somerset Railway. The locomotive was hauling a service from Minehead to Bishops Lydeard during the railway's Autumn Steam Weekend. It was originally built in 1934 as a GWR 5101 Class loco. Then numbered 5193, it was based at the likes of Stourbridge, Wolverhampton, Truro, St Blazey, Taunton, Severn Tunnel Junction and Whitland in South Wales. The loco was withdrawn in 1962 and sent to Barry Scrapyard, from where it was r

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Celebrating 200 years of the modern railway 🚂 🚆 Exhibition train Inspiration has come to the West Somerset Railway. | BBC Somerset

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All aboard the South Devon Railway 🚂 Take a scenic ride through the Dart Valley on a heritage steam train, meandering alongside the River Dart. This year marks 200 years of British railway history, and if you're up for something special, you can even dine in a restored 1950s carriage while soaking up the views. 🍽️ Afternoon tea with a moving view? Who's in? 🫖 📍 South Devon Railway, Devon, England #200Railway #SteamTrain #AfternoonTea #Devon #SouthDevonRailway #VintageTravel #BritishCountrysi

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🚂🧑‍🎄 CHRISTMAS TRAIN OF LIGHTS DEPARTS KINGSWEAR 🚂🧑‍🎄 The award-winning Christmas Train of Lights departs Kingswear Station on the Dartmouth Steam Railway. The first festive train of the 2025 season had completed the first leg from Paignton last night and was beginning the return journey. The train runs on most days through to 30 December, with departures from Paignton at 5pm, 7pm and sometimes 9pm. The video shows 5239 Goliath at the front and 75014 Braveheart at the back. Goliath is a GW

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🚂 SAMSON PASSES BOSTON LODGE HALT 🚂 Samson passes Boston Lodge Halt on the Ffestiniog Railway. The little locomotive was on its way from Rhiw Goch to Porthmadog with three wooden slate wagons during the railway's Bygones Weekend. Samson is a replica of an 1874 narrow gauge engine of the same name that worked on the tramway to Cornish Hush Mine in County Durham. The original Samson was built for the London Lead Company by Stephen Lewin, of Poole, Dorset, and was used for a quarter of a century

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🚂 RAIL JOURNEYS – ARRIVAL AT GROSMONT STATION 🚂 This is the final approach to Grosmont Station on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway. Looking through a right-hand doorway, you can see the train passing the engine sheds and going through Grosmont Tunnel. It then passes a viewing stage, a bridge over the Murk Esk River and the famous level crossing on Front Street before arriving at Platform 3. The tunnel is 134 metres long and was built in the 1840s, when the original railway was upgraded to ste

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🚂 80119 AND 80136 ARRIVE AT LEVISHAM 🚂 80119 and 80136 arrive at Levisham Station on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway. The British Railways locomotives were double-heading a service from Grosmont to Pickering during the line's annual Steam Gala. 44806 was waiting at the other platform, ready to head north. 80119 is officially numbered 80078, but it was amended at the event as a tribute to a loco that worked in the Whitby area. 80078 is a BR Standard 4MT Class loco that was built at Brighton W

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🚂 NUNNEY CASTLE TO STAR AT WEST SOMERSET RAILWAY 🚂 5029 Nunney Castle will be the star attraction at a big event at West Somerset Railway next weekend. It's one of seven confirmed locomotives for the railway's Autumn Steam Weekend, which runs from Friday 17 October to Sunday 19 October. The event is part of Railway 200, the national campaign to celebrate 200 years of the modern railway. It will be Nunney Castle's first visit to a preserved railway since returning to action in the spring follow

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A diesel multiple unit (DMU) arrives at Blue Anchor Station on the West Somerset Railway. 🚂 DMUs like this, powered by on-board diesel engines with no need for a separate locomotive, worked out of London and Birmingham until the early 1990s. ⏳ #Discovering #Devon #Somerset #And #Beyond #SteamTrain #Steam #WestSomersetRailway #BlueAnchor #WestSomerset | Discovering Devon, Somerset and beyond

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🚂 563 DEPARTS BLUE ANCHOR 🚂 563 departs Blue Anchor Station during the West Somerset Railway's Autumn Steam Weekend. The T3 locomotive – built in 1893 and sporting Drummond green livery – is shown passing the Hoburne holiday park and climbing towards Washford. It was one of 20 such locos built for the London and South Western Railway and is the only one to be preserved and returned to service. 563 was based at Guildford, Eastleigh and Salisbury before being withdrawn in 1945 having clocked up

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🚂 SAMSON ARRIVES AT BOSTON LODGE HALT 🚂 Samson arrives at Boston Lodge Halt on the Ffestiniog Railway. The little locomotive was on its way from Pen Cob to Rhiw Goch with three wooden slate wagons – just as Storm Amy was starting to bear her teeth during the railway's Bygones Weekend. Samson is a replica of an 1874 narrow gauge engine of the same name that worked on the tramway to Cornish Hush Mine in County Durham. The original Samson was built for the London Lead Company by Stephen Lewin, of

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🚂 SLATE WAGONS APPROACH MINFFORDD 🚂 Newly-built steam locomotive James Spooner hauls a lengthy set of slate wagons past Minffordd Cemetery and towards the mountains of Snowdonia. The Double Fairlie loco is shown emerging from Boston Lodge Halt, passing a bridge under the A497 main road and climbing towards Minffordd Station. The special service was part of Bygones Weekend, an annual celebration of the Ffestiniog Railway. The world's oldest narrow gauge railway was opened in 1836 to carry slate

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🚂🔥 80119 AND 257 SQUADRON SPARK INTO ACTION NEAR ESK VALLEY 🚂🔥 Visiting locomotives 80119 and 257 Squadron pass the engine sheds at Grosmont and approach Esk Valley on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway. The eagle-eyed among you may detect the moment when a spark flies from one of the engines onto my hand. The double-header had just begun the 80-minute journey to Pickering during the railway's annual four-day Steam Gala on Friday. 80119 is officially numbered 80078, but it was amended for the

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🚂 563 DEPARTS WATCHET 🚂 563 departs Watchet Station during the West Somerset Railway's Autumn Steam Weekend. The T3 locomotive, sporting Drummond green livery, was built for the London and South Western Railway in 1893. It was one of 20 such locos to be built and is the only one to be preserved and returned to service. 563 was based at Guildford, Eastleigh and Salisbury before being withdrawn in 1945 having clocked up more than 1.5 million miles. It was partially restored to help celebrate the

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🚂 3850 MOVES TO PLATFORM AT GOTHERINGTON 🚂 3850 moves from the passing loop to the platform at Gotherington Halt on the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway. The GWR 2884 Class heavy freight locomotive was hauling a service from Cheltenham Racecourse to Broadway during the railway's Autumn Showcase. At Gotherington it had to wait for another train to exit the platform from the other direction before it could advance. Built at Swindon and completed in 1942, the loco was based at the likes

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🚂 P&O TO BOW OUT THIS WEEKEND 🚂 35006 Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company – better known as P&O – is hauling its final services this weekend before being withdrawn from action. With its boiler certificate expiring, the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway's flagship locomotive is bowing out for an overhaul. The SR Merchant Navy Class loco is shown passing Hayles Abbey Halt, between Toddington and Winchcombe, during the railway's Autumn Showcase last weekend. It was carrying th

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🚂 PENRHYN LADIES ARRIVE AT MINFFORDD STATION 🚂 Blanche and Linda arrive at Minffordd Station on the Ffestiniog Railway. The 19th century steam locomotives – known as the Penrhyn Ladies – were double-heading a service from Porthmadog to Blaenau Ffestiniog. Both locos were built by the Hunslet Engine Company in Leeds in 1893. Blanche was named after the wife of Penrhyn Quarry owner Lord Penrhyn while Linda was named after their daughter. Linda has been modified many times over the years and was

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🚂 TALIESIN DEPARTS PORTHMADOG AND NEGOTIATES S BEND 🚂 Taliesin departs Porthmadog Harbour Station and negotiates the S bend on the road next to it. The Single Fairlie locomotive was beginning its journey on the Welsh Highland Railway. It is shown crossing Britannia Bridge and High Street and continuing towards the mountains of Snowdonia. The road crossing was created to enable the Welsh Highland Railway to Caernarfon to connect to the Ffestiniog Railway to Blaenau Ffestiniog. Road traffic is s

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Devon's Lost Railway - The Devon and Somerset line

37.7K viewsJan 2, 2022

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The Four Abandoned Tunnels of the Devon and Somerset Railway

38.5K viewsJan 16, 2022

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Rediscover Devon's Railways | Walking Britain's Lost Railways | British History

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Devon lost railways

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BBC Documentary - The Somerset and Dorset railway

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