Exeter to Plymouth

Legend 0. 00 Exeter St Davids 1. Exeter St Davids station is the most important of seven National Rail stations in the city of Exeter in southwest England. 00 Exeter St Thomas City Basin Branch (goods) Exeter Railway 5. Exeter St Thomas railway station is a suburban Railway station in Exeter. 00 Exminster 8. 75 Starcross 10. Starcross railway station is a small station on the London to Penzance Line in the village of Starcross, Devon, England. 50 Dawlish Warren 12. Dawlish Warren railway station serves the seaside resort and Holiday camps of Dawlish Warren in Devon, England, at the mouth of the 00 Dawlish 15. Dawlish railway station is on the London to Penzance Line and serves the town of Dawlish in Devon, England. 00 Teignmouth Moretonhampstead and South Devon Railway 20. Teignmouth railway station is on the London to Penzance Line and serves the resort of Teignmouth, Devon, England. The Moretonhampstead and South Devon Railway was a Broad gauge railway which linked the South Devon Railway at Newton Abbot railway station with 00 Newton Abbot Aller Junction Buckfastleigh, Totnes and South Devon Railway Totnes Quay (goods) 28. Newton Abbot railway station serves the town of Newton Abbot in Devon, England. Newton Abbot railway station serves the town of Newton Abbot in Devon, England. The Buckfastleigh Totnes and South Devon Railway built the Broad gauge railway line from Totnes to Buckfastleigh and Ashburton in Devon 75 Totnes Kingsbridge Branch line 35. Totnes railway station serves the towns of Totnes and Dartington in Devon, England. 75 Brent 37. 75 Wrangaton 39. 00 Bittaford Platform 40. 25 Ivybridge 41. Ivybridge railway station is situated on the London to Penzance Line and serves the town of Ivybridge in Devon, England. 25 Ivybridge (1848) 43. 50 Cornwood 48. 00 Plympton South Devon and Tavistock Railway Sutton Harbour Branch (goods) 50. The South Devon and Tavistock Railway was a Broad gauge railway linking Plymouth with Tavistock in Devon, England. 25 Laira Sutton Harbour Branch (goods) 51. 25 Lipson Vale Halt 51. 75 Mutley 52. 00 Plymouth North Road Cornwall Railway 53. Plymouth railway station serves the city of Plymouth, Devon, England. The Cornwall Railway was a Broad gauge (7 feet 025 inch railway from Plymouth in Devon to Falmouth in Cornwall, United 00 Plymouth Millbay

There are eleven disused railway stations between Exeter St Davids and Plymouth Millbay, Devon, England. Plymouth Millbay railway station was the original railway terminus in Plymouth, Devon, England. Exeter St Davids station is the most important of seven National Rail stations in the city of Exeter in southwest England. Plymouth Millbay railway station was the original railway terminus in Plymouth, Devon, England. Devon is a large county in the South West of England. The county is also referred to as Devonshire, but that is an entirely unofficial name England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland At eight of these there are visible remains.

Contents 1 Background 2 Stations 2.1 Exminster 2.2 Brent 2.3 Wrangaton 2.4 Bittaford Platform 2.5 Ivybridge 2.6 Cornwood 2.7 Plympton 2.8 Laira 2.9 Lipson Vale Halt 2.10 Mutley 2.11 Plymouth Millbay 3 References 4 See also

Background

The South Devon Railway was opened in stages between 30 May 1846 and 2 April 1849. The South Devon Railway Company built and operated the Railway from Exeter to Plymouth and Torquay in Devon, England Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following For the game see 1846 (board game. Year 1846 ( MDCCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of Year 1849 ( MDCCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common It was originally designed to operate on the atmospheric principle but this was not successful and was never completed beyond Newton Abbot. An atmospheric railway is a Railway that uses air Pressure to provide power for propulsion Newton Abbot railway station serves the town of Newton Abbot in Devon, England. It was amalgamated into the Great Western Railway on 1 February 1876 and now forms part of the London to Penzance Line. Consolidation or amalgamation is the act of merging many things into one The Great Western Railway ( GWR) was a British railway company and a notable example of Civil engineering, linking London with the West Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year The Reading-Plymouth line is the central part of the trunk Railway line between London Paddington and Penzance railway stations in the southern

Stations

Exminster

Located at 50.67498° N 3.48236° W

A station was built at Exminster by George Hennet. Starcross railway station is a small station on the London to Penzance Line in the village of Starcross, Devon, England. Exminster is a village situated on the southern edge of the City of Exeter on the western side of the Exeter ship canal and River Exe in the county of George Hennet (1799 - 1857 was a railway engineer and contractor It was opened in August 1852 and operated by him on behalf of the South Devon Railway until January 1857 when the railway company took over. An Italianate building on the west side of the single track housed a booking office and waiting room on the ground floor, with accommodation above for the station master. In the course of the history of Classical architecture, an Italianate style of architecture was a distinct nineteenth-century phase in which Italian sixteenth-century Hennet also operated a goods siding and coal shed at the station.

It was situated where a bridge carried a road down to a ferry across the River Exe to Topsham. The River Exe in England rises near the village of Simonsbath, on Exmoor in Somerset, near the Bristol Channel coast It had been proposed that a branch line should be built from Exminster across the river to Exmouth, but in the event the London and South Western Railway built one instead from Exeter. Exmouth (ˈɛksməθ is a port Town and Seaside resort in Devon, England, at the east side of the mouth of the River Exe The London and South Western Railway (L&SWR was a Railway company in England from 1838 to 1922 Exeter ( (IPA ˈeksɪtər is a city, district and County town of Devon, England.

The line through Exminster was doubled in November 1859 and so a second platform for southbound (down) trains was built; passengers used the road bridge to cross to it. The siding was extended to provide a refuge for up trains in 1894, and a down refuge siding was constructed north of the bridge in 1906; these allowed slow goods trains to be overtaken.

In 1924 the facilities were greatly enlarged. A new passenger loop was laid behind the southbound platform, so now down stopping passenger trains could be overtaken while in the station. This meant that the road bridge had to be extended across the loop line with a second span. A new signal box was provided at this time. In 1931 an up platform loop was squeezed into the space between the station building and the platform and the bridge extended again. A new booking office was provided on the approach to the bridge.

In 1940 the down refuge siding was converted into a loop so that goods trains could run straight in without reversing, and three loop sidings were provided behind the platform. These were originally intended to help the flow of goods traffic during the Second World War, but later became a useful place to stable empty passenger trains on busy summer Saturdays. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including

The station closed for passenger traffic on 30 March 1964 and for goods on 4 December 1967, although only coal traffic had been handled for the previous 27 months. Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. The refuge sidings had already been removed by then, and the loop sidings behind the down platform converted to dead-ends. They continued to see occasional use until 1985. The signal box was closed on 14 November 1986 but remained in situ until September 2006 but has now been removed for preservation to Broadway, Worcestershire. Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Broadway is a small Cotswold Village in Worcestershire, England. The 1852 station building still survives.

Brent

Located at 50.42809° N 3.83475° W

Brent railway station served the village of South Brent on the southern edge of Dartmoor. South Brent is a large village on the southern edge of Dartmoor, in the valley of the River Avon, population 2998 (2000 five miles north-east of Ivybridge Dartmoor is an area of Moorland in the centre of Devon, England. It was not ready when the railway was opened, but was brought into use six weeks later on 15 June 1848. Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap

On 19 December 1893 the station became a junction, with the opening of the Kingsbridge Branch Line. Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The branch line closed on 16 September 1963 and there was little reason for the station after that. Events 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Goods traffic was withdrawn on 6 April 1964 and to passengers on 5 October 1964. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. The signal box was retained until 17 December 1973 when control of the line was transferred to the power signal box at Plymouth. Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Plymouth railway station serves the city of Plymouth, Devon, England.

The former signalbox and goods shed on the westbound (Plymouth) side are still intact.

Wrangaton

The station was opened with the line on 5 May 1848; at the time, the only intermediate station between Totnes and the temporary terminus at Laira. Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Totnes railway station serves the towns of Totnes and Dartington in Devon, England. From 1849 to 1893 the station was known as Kingsbridge Road, becoming "Wrangaton" once more when the branch line to Kingsbridge opened. Year 1849 ( MDCCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common This page deals with the town of Kingsbridge in Devon For other references see Kingsbridge (disambiguation Kingsbridge is a market town and popular

The station was closed to passengers on 2 March 1959 but goods traffic continued to be handled until 9 September 1963. Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1000 - Battle of Svolder, Viking Age. 1379 - Treaty of Neuberg, splitting the Austrian Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Part of the platform is still visible just west of Wrangaton Tunnel, as are the former Admiralty sidings on the north side of the line.

Bittaford Platform

An unstaffed station was opened by the Great Western Railway at Bittaford on 18 November 1907 and closed on 2 March 1959. The Great Western Railway ( GWR) was a British railway company and a notable example of Civil engineering, linking London with the West Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. It was situated immediately east of Bittaford Viaduct.

There were no goods facilities but Redlake Siding was opened ¾ mile to the west on 10 September 1911. Events 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year This siding served a large china clay drier which processed clay brought by pipeline from Redlake on Dartmoor; the eight mile long, 3 ft (914 mm) gauge Redlake Tramway was used to carry materials between Redlake Siding and the clay pits. Kaolinite is a Clay mineral with the chemical composition Al 2 Si 2 O 5( OH)4 Dartmoor is an area of Moorland in the centre of Devon, England. The Redlake Tramway was a Railway built to carry supplies and workers between the clay workings at Redlake and Bittaford, the nearest settlement

There are no visible remains of the platform, but original iron tube fencing remains to be seen behind the site of the former London bound platform . The clay drier at Redlake Siding is still intact, now modified for use by an engineering company, despite the siding closing on 7 July 1932. Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar.

Ivybridge

Located at 50.39470° N 3.92440° W The station at Ivybridge was not complete when the railway was opened, but was brought into use six weeks later on 15 June 1848. Ivybridge (pronounced) is a small town and Civil parish in the South Hams, in Devon, England. Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap The building was situated on the north side of the track, immediately to the west of Ivybridge Viaduct.

The line originally had just a single track but was doubled to the west on 11 June 1893 and from the far side of the viaduct to the east on 13 August 1893. Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common A new stone viaduct to replace Isambard Kingdom Brunel's timber structure was brought into use in 1894 and allow the joining up of the double-track sections. Isambard Kingdom Brunel, FRS (9 April 1806 &ndash 15 September 1859 (ˈɪzəmbɑrd ˈkɪŋdəm brʊˈnɛl was a British Engineer. This was on a new alignment which forced the construction of a new westbound (down) platform further back from the old line. The up platform was widened and this left the building set back at an odd angle to the track.

The goods shed at the station was replaced on 1 October 1911 by a new facility further west, which still survives in commercial use despite the public goods service being withdrawn on 2 November 1965. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000 Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. In 1968 this was altered for shipping china clay brought from workings on Dartmoor by lorry. Kaolinite is a Clay mineral with the chemical composition Al 2 Si 2 O 5( OH)4 Dartmoor is an area of Moorland in the centre of Devon, England. A signal box was situated on the south side of the line between the station and the goods yard from 1895 until 1973. The station closed on 2 March 1965 but a replacement Ivybridge railway station was opened a mile away on the far side of the viaduct on 15 July 1994. Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Ivybridge railway station is situated on the London to Penzance Line and serves the town of Ivybridge in Devon, England. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) The goods shed is still standing.

Cornwood

A station was built at Cornwood by George Hennet. Cornwood is a village and Civil parish in the South Hams in Devon, England. George Hennet (1799 - 1857 was a railway engineer and contractor It was opened in 1852 and operated by him on behalf of the South Devon Railway until January 1857 when the railway company took over. Until 1864 it was known as "Cornwood Road".

An Italianate building on the north side of the single track housed a booking office and waiting room on the ground floor, with accommodation above for the station master. In the course of the history of Classical architecture, an Italianate style of architecture was a distinct nineteenth-century phase in which Italian sixteenth-century It was situated in the ½ mile between Blatchford and Slade viaducts. The line was doubled from Hemerdon to Cornwood on 16 May 1893 and a signal box was opened at the east end of the station. Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The double line was extended to Blatchford viaduct on 19 November 1893. Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common This doubling required the construction of a new platform for westbound (down) trains. A loop line was provided to the east of the platform for up trains which was closed on 26 February 1962; the signal box was kept in use until 26 February 1963. Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

The London bound platform and station building can still be seen from passing trains.

Plympton

Railway facilities in Plympton had originally been provided by the horse-drawn Plymouth and Dartmoor Railway, but their branch to Plympton was closed and sold to the South Devon Railway to allow the construction of their new line. Plympton, or Plympton Maurice or Plympton St Maurice or Plympton Erle, in south-western Devon, England is an ancient Stannary The new station was not ready to be opened with the railway, but was brought into use six weeks later on 15 June 1848. Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap

From 1 June 1904 it was the eastern terminus for enhanced Plymouth area suburban services, which saw steam railmotors used to fight competition from electric trams. Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Plymouth ( is a city and unitary authority area on the coast of Devon, England about south west of London. The steam rail motors (SRM were self-propelled carriages operated by the Great Western Railway in England and Wales from 1903 to 1935 A tram, tramcar, trolley, trolley car, or streetcar is a railborne vehicle, of lighter weight and construction than a Train

The station closed to passengers on 2 March 1959 but goods traffic continued to be handled until 1 June 1964. Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar.

Laira

A temporary terminus was opened at Laira on the outskirts of Plymouth on 5 May 1848 while work continued on Mutley Tunnel and the final stretch of the line to Millbay. Originally Laira (or Lary or Leeri) was the name given to that part of the Plym estuary from the Cattewater up to Marsh Mills Plymouth Plymouth ( is a city and unitary authority area on the coast of Devon, England about south west of London. Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Two wooden train sheds were provided and a horse-drawn bus conveyed passengers to and from the town. For other uses see engine shed and Goods shed A train shed is an adjacent building to a Railway station where the tracks It was closed when the line to Millbay was opened on 3 April 1849. Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. Year 1849 ( MDCCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common

A new facility, known as "Laira Halt" (Located at 50.38272° N 4.10884° W) was opened by the Great Western Railway on 1 June 1904 close to the Laira engine shed. The Great Western Railway ( GWR) was a British railway company and a notable example of Civil engineering, linking London with the West Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Laira TMD is a railway Traction Maintenance Depot situated in Plymouth, Devon, England. This, along with several other small stations, formed a scheme to introduce a suburban train service in competition with electric trams. Laira Halt was not particularly successful and was closed from 7 July 1930, although the steps leading to the platform can still be seen beside the tracks. Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Lipson Vale Halt

Another of the small stations opened by the Great Western Railway on 1 June 1904 was "Lipson Vale Halt", situated between Laira Halt and the older station at Mutley, on the other side of Mutley Tunnel. Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on

The GWR suburban service was withdrawn on 7 July 1930, although local Southern Railway trains continued to call until 4 May 1942 when the station was closed and dismantled as its wooden platforms were thought to be a fire risk during The Blitz. Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Southern Railway (SR was a British railway company established in the 1923 Grouping. Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Blitz was the sustained bombing of Britain by Nazi Germany between 7 September 1940 and 10 May 1941 in World War II.

Mutley

Located at 50.8061° N 4.13749° W

The second permanent station in Plymouth was opened on 1 August 1871 to the west of the tunnel beneath Mutley Plain. Plymouth ( is a city and unitary authority area on the coast of Devon, England about south west of London. Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common A tunnel is an underground passageway The definition of what constitutes a tunnel is not universally agreed upon Mutley Plain is a street in Plymouth, Devon, England Although Mutley Plain is the main street of the dense suburb called Mutley the term is often applied to It was financed by local people in return for a promise of railway shares once it was attracting a profitable level of business. It became a joint station used also by the London and South Western Railway trains when they arrived in the area by running over the railway from Tavistock, which they did from 18 May 1876. The London and South Western Railway (L&SWR was a Railway company in England from 1838 to 1922 The South Devon and Tavistock Railway was a Broad gauge railway linking Plymouth with Tavistock in Devon, England. Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year

A new joint North Road railway station was built in 1877, just a few yards to the west of Mutley and this became the main station for the city. Plymouth railway station serves the city of Plymouth, Devon, England. Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The London and South Western trains entered Plymouth on a new line from the west after 2 June 1890 and for a while terminated at North Road, but they returned to Mutley on 1 July 1891 when their new terminus at Plymouth Friary was opened, but now they ran in the opposite direction to before. The Plymouth Devonport and South Western Junction Railway (1890-1966 (part in England was built by an independent company but operated by the London and South Western Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Plymouth Friary railway station was the London and South Western Railway (LSWR terminus in Plymouth, Devon, England. Trains from Friary to Exeter St Davids stopped on the southern platform, those from Millbay to Exeter St Davids stopping on the north. Exeter St Davids station is the most important of seven National Rail stations in the city of Exeter in southwest England.

Mutley was closed from 2 March 1939 to allow for track alterations in association with the rebuilding of North Road station. Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Plymouth Millbay

Main article: Plymouth Millbay railway station

Located at 50.36833° N 4.15008° W

The trains of the South Devon Railway finally reached the town of Plymouth on 2 April 1849. Plymouth Millbay railway station was the original railway terminus in Plymouth, Devon, England. Plymouth ( is a city and unitary authority area on the coast of Devon, England about south west of London. Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of Year 1849 ( MDCCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Docks were opened adjacent to the station and a new headquarters office was built next door. The station was expanded ready for the opening of the Cornwall Railway on 4 May 1859 and the South Devon and Tavistock Railway on 22 June 1859. The Cornwall Railway was a Broad gauge (7 feet 025 inch railway from Plymouth in Devon to Falmouth in Cornwall, United Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The South Devon and Tavistock Railway was a Broad gauge railway linking Plymouth with Tavistock in Devon, England. Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common It became known as "Plymouth Millbay" after other stations were opened in the town in 1876-7 at Mutley and North Road. Plymouth railway station serves the city of Plymouth, Devon, England.

The station was closed to passengers on 23 April 1941 after bombs destroyed the nearby goods depot; the passenger station being used thereafter only for goods traffic and access to the carriage sheds. Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. All traffic ceased from 14 December 1969 except for goods trains running through to the docks which continued until 30 June 1971. Events 1287 - St Lucia's flood: The Zuider Zee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses killing over 50000 people Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar.

The site is now occupied by the Plymouth Pavilions leisure complex. The Pavilions is an entertainment and sports complex in Plymouth, England Two granite gate posts outside the Millbay Road entrance are all that is left of the station, although a goods shed on what used to be Washington Place is still extant nearby

References

• Beck, Keith (1990). The Great Western in South Devon. Didcot: Wild Swan Publication. ISBN 0-906867-90-8.  
• Cooke, R A (1979). Track Layout Diagrams of the GWR and BR WR: Section 12, Plymouth. Harwell: R A Cooke.  
• Cooke, R A (1984). Track Layout Diagrams of the GWR and BR WR, Section 14: South Devon. Harwell: R A Cooke.  
• Gregory, R H (1982). The South Devon Railway. Salisbury: Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-85361-286-2.  
• Kay, Peter (1991). Exeter - Newton Abbot: A Railway History. Sheffield: Platform 5 Publishing. ISBN 1-87252-442-7.  
• MacDermot, E T (1931). History of the Great Western Railway, volume II 1863-1921. London: Great Western Railway. The Great Western Railway ( GWR) was a British railway company and a notable example of Civil engineering, linking London with the West  
• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith. Newton Abbot to Plymouth. Middleton Press. ISBN 1-901706-60-5.  
• Smith, Martin (1995). An Illustrated History of Plymouth's Railways. Irwell Press. ISBN 1-87160-841-0.  

See also

• Disused railway stations (Bristol to Exeter Line)
• Disused railway stations (Newton Abbot to Kingswear Line)
• Disused railway stations (Plymouth to Penzance Line)
• South Devon Railway engine houses

Background The route was opened by the Bristol and Exeter Railway in stages between 1841 and 1844 Background The South Devon Railway opened a branch line to Torquay (later " Torre " on 18 December 1848. There are seventeen disused railway stations between Plymouth in Devon and Penzance in Cornwall, United Kingdom. The South Devon Railway engine houses were built in Devon, England, to power the atmospheric trains on the South Devon Railway between Exeter

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