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| HER Number: | MDV123702 |
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| Name: | Torbay and Brixham Railway |
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Summary
Torbay and Brixham railway opened in 1868; sold to the Great Western Railway in 1883 and closed in 1963.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 912 564 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX95NW |
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| Admin Area | Torbay |
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| Civil Parish | Brixham |
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| Civil Parish | Torbay |
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| District | Torbay |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CHURSTON FERRERS |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BRIXHAM |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- RAILWAY (XIX to XX - 1868 AD to 1963 AD (Between))
Full description
Torbay HER record (SMR record). SDV361984.
The Torbay and Brixham Railway linking Brixham to Churston Station opened on the 28th February 1868 and was largely paid for R.W.Wolston. It was sold to the Great Western Railway in 1883 and finally closed on the 13th May 1963.[1][2}
Thomas, D.St.J, 1981, A Regional History of Railways of Great Britain, p.89-90 (Monograph). SDV362714.
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Potts, C.R., 1986, The Brixham Branch, pp3-96 (Monograph). SDV362332.
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Sources / Further Reading
| SDV361984 | SMR record: Torbay HER record. |
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| SDV362332 | Monograph: Potts, C.R.. 1986. The Brixham Branch. . Locomotion Papers 161. pp3-96. |
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| SDV362714 | Monograph: Thomas, D.St.J. 1981. A Regional History of Railways of Great Britain. . 1. p.89-90. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV22463 | Related to: RAILWAY in the Parish of (Monument) |
| MDV123701 | Related to: The Torbay and Brixham Railway: Churston to Brixham (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 8 2019 5:51PM |
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