Passenger trains have resumed on the Dartmoor line in Devon for the first time in nearly 50 years. Jazz singers and a brass band were at Okehampton station to welcome the 6.32am service from Exeter St ...

With a shrill whistle blast, our train pulled away from Exeter St David’s station and 49 years after Beeching’s swingeing axe fell, a rail link to North Dartmoor was reborn. The new Dartmoor Line’s ...

Dartmoor Line between Crediton and Okehampton in Devon, England, was upgraded to improve rail connectivity in the region. The upgrade project re-opened the 22.53km-long line for daily passengers for ...

A heritage railway which could be key to bringing back the mainline Exeter to Okehampton service has been put up for sale. The American owners of Dartmoor Railway are selling up after 11 years. The ...

“After 50yrs the Dartmoor Line is back!” So wrote the transport secretary, Grant Shapps, in an excited tweet. “Services will be running from Exeter to Okehampton from 20 November. It’s all part of the ...

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