DARTMOOR RAILWAY

|}The 'Dartmoor Railway' is a heritage railway based at Okehampton in Devon. The line is currently 15 miles long, and has running powers from Meldon through to Coleford Junction, on the 'Tarka' (Exeter to Barnstaple) line. Trains are operated by heritage diesel locomotives in push-pull, usually 'top and tail', mode with former Southern Region electrical multiple units. A steam service also operates on certain days with non-electric stock, currently (02/07) BR Mk1 'Rosemary' and a Directors' Saloon as the driving trailer.
The route was originally part of the London and South Western Railway line from Exeter to Plymouth, which opened in stages from 1865-79. The line beyond Meldon was closed by British Rail in 1965 as part of the Beeching cuts.
The railway is unusual amongst heritage lines, as a public service is operated from Exeter to Okehampton during the Summer, by First Great Western. The line also has an 'as required' freight service that carries ballast from the quarry at Meldon.

Contents

Stations

Locomotives

External links

Stations

★ Meldon Quarry

★ Okehampton

★ Sampford Courtenay

Locomotives

★ 'Steam Locomotives'

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★ Hunslet 0-6-0ST no. 3738 "Darfield No 1". Operational and used on steam operating days, on hire from the Llangollen Railway.

★ 'Diesel Locomotives'

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★ BR 0-6-0 Class 08 no. 08937. Operational.

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★ BR A1A-A1A Class 31 no. 31465. Operational.

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★ BR Co-Co Class 37 no. 37198. operational

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★ BR Co-Co Class 37 no. 37905 - undergoing a repaint.

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★ BR Co-Co Class 47 no. 47716 - on loan from FM Rail. Operational, soon to have a repaint.

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★ BR Bo-Bo Class 73 nos. 73117 and 73134 - on loan from FM Rail. Operational.

★ 'Diesel Multiple Units'

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★ BR Class 205 units 205028 and 205032

★ 'Electrical Multiple Units'

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★ BR Class 411 unit 1198 and DMSOs 61742 and 61743 (ex unit 1589)

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★ BR Class 421 unit 1399

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★ BR Class 422 buffet coaches 69310 (ex-unit 2255) and 69332 (ex-unit 2203)

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★ BR Class 438 unit 417

External links

★ Dartmoor Railway website

★ the Friends of Dartmoor Railway website