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North Devon Railway and Dock

Dates

/ /1851	Taw Vale Railway and Dock Company North Devon Railway and Dock Taw Vale Railway and Dock Company absorbed by North Devon Railway and Dock.
/ /1854	North Devon Railway and Dock Opened from Crediton to Barnstaple [LSW]. Stations opened at Yeoford, Copplestone, Morchard Road, Eggesford, South Morton Road, Portsmouth Arms, Umberleigh, Chapeltown, Barnstaple [LSW].
/ /1854	North Devon Railway and Dock Barnstaple [LSW] renamed Barnstaple Junction.
/ /1863	North Devon Railway and Dock Converted from Broad Gauge only to Mixed Gauge.
/ /1865	North Devon Railway and Dock London and South Western Railway North Devon Railway and Dock absorbed by London and South Western Railway.
/ /1875	North Devon Railway and Dock Chapeltown renamed Chapelton.
/ /1877	North Devon Railway and Dock Becomes Standard Gauge only.
/ /1951	North Devon Railway and Dock South Morton Road renamed King's Nympton.
/ /1992	North Devon Railway and Dock Following closure of the line to Bideford and beyond and introduction of DMUs the loop is taken out at Barnstaple station.

Locations along the line

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Crediton

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Exeter and Crediton Railway

Crediton station, seen from UK Railtours' excursion to Barnstaple (see image 82568) passing on 17th April 2016. ...
David Bosher 17/04/2016

A look back at Crediton signal box, level crossing and station from UK Railtours' excursion to Barnstaple, with coaches providing onward transport to ...
David Bosher 17/04/2016

The 15.38 to Barnstaple crosses an Exmouth-bound service at Crediton on 15 April 2017 see image 43525. ...
Ken Strachan 15/04/2017

Token exchange at Crediton in May 2009. ...
Ian Dinmore /05/2009

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Yeoford

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A Barnstaple - Exeter line DMU at Yeoford the 1980s. ...
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The 12.27 Exeter St Davids to Barnstaple service draws into Yeoford request
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David Spaven 22/04/2017

A Barnstaple train at Yeoford, Devon, in the 1980s ...
Ian Dinmore //

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Coleford Junction

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Devon and Cornwall Railway

The 11.10 from Barnstaple to Waterloo photographed near Coleford Junction in the 1980s. ...
Ian Dinmore //

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Copplestone

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Morchard Road

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The 15.16 to Exmouth slowing to call at Morchard Road on 15 April 2017 to pick up the photographer and friends for a trip into Exeter. [Ref query ...
Ken Strachan 15/04/2017

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Lapford

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Eggesford

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143621, from Barnstaple to Exeter Central, waiting in what is now the only crossing loop on the Barnstaple line at Eggesford station, seen from UK ...
David Bosher 17/04/2016

An evening service from Exeter Central about to call at Eggesford on 5 June 2002 en route to Barnstaple. [Ref query 2 September 2017] ...
Ian Dinmore 05/06/2002

150236 calls at Eggesford in the summer of 2002 with a Barnstaple - Exeter Central service. ...
Ian Dinmore 05/06/2002

A DMU on the Barnstaple line in the summer of 1989. The train is passing Homeland Bridge over the River Taw, east of Eggesford. [With thanks to David ...
Ian Dinmore /06/1989

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King's Nympton

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Portsmouth Arms

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Umberleigh

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View south towards Crediton and Exeter in September 2008 showing the surviving station building at Umberleigh on the North Devon Tarka Line ...
Mark Bartlett 15/09/2008

Umberleigh lies south of Barnstaple on the Tarka Line. Services on this former Southern line are now in the hands of First Great Western who ...
Mark Bartlett 15/09/2008

A BR class 33 with a Waterloo - Barnstaple train passing Umberleigh, North Devon, on 13 September 1985. The leading vehicle is a newspaper van. ...
Ian Dinmore 13/09/1985

A Barnstaple - Exmouth DMU approaching Umberleigh station, North Devon, in March 1990. ...
Ian Dinmore 17/03/1990

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Chapelton

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Barnstaple Shed

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Locomotives in the shed yard at Barnstaple on 13 August 1961, with Drummond M7 'Motor Tank' 30023 nearest the camera. In line astern are Ivatt 2-6-2T ...
K A Gray 18/08/1961

The shed yard at Barnstaple in the summer of 1961, with Ivatt 2-6-2T 41290 and Maunsell 2-6-0 31840 in residence. ...
K A Gray 18/08/1961

Drummond M7 0-4-4Ts 30253 and 30254 photographed on Barnstaple shed in August 1961. ...
K A Gray 18/08/1961

Ivatt 2-6-2T 41290 on shed at Barnstaple in August 1961, flanked by 30023 and 31840. ...
K A Gray 18/08/1961

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Barnstaple Goods

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Barnstaple

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Barnstaple and Ilfracombe Railway

This sign at Barnstaple gives you up-to-date local transport information, but also reminds you of Southern Railway colours. A nice mix. We saw well ...
Ken Strachan 05/04/2023

Here is the Exeter end of that 158 at Barnstaple (see image 85516). This would be a dull picture in daylight - sometimes there is an upside to my ...
Ken Strachan 05/04/2023

The 20.41 to Exeter St.Davids awaits its departure time at Barnstaple. ...
Ken Strachan 05/04/2023

Recently arrived train at Barnstaple in the summer of 2002. ...
Ian Dinmore 05/06/2002

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North Devon Railway and Dock

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Locations along the line

Crediton

Yeoford

Coleford Junction

Copplestone

Morchard Road

Lapford

Eggesford

King's Nympton

Portsmouth Arms

Umberleigh

Chapelton

Barnstaple Shed

Barnstaple Goods

Barnstaple

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