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1235:Bere Ferrers
1221:
1193:Marsh Barton
1168:Newton Abbot
1055:. Retrieved
1048:
1039:
1029:
1025:
1002:
993:
979:
967:Network Rail
964:
940:North Tawton
929:
921:
903:British Rail
888:
877:
870:
864:
819:
792:North Tawton
783:
782:
747:
716:
503:North Tawton
502:
445:
316:Salmon Pool
239:
104:Pre-grouping
56:North Tawton
27:North Tawton
18:
1745: /
1673:Plym Bridge
1668:Marsh Mills
1475:Avocet Line
1379:Copplestone
1230:Bere Alston
1057:20 November
872:Devon Belle
855:as well as
754:Bere Alston
137:5 June 1972
1760:Categories
1730:50°47′04″N
1461:Okehampton
1419:Barnstaple
1409:Umberleigh
1346:Tarka Line
1302:Teignmouth
1173:Teignmouth
1005:. London:
985:References
948:Tarka Line
899:Okehampton
884:Okehampton
578:Okehampton
451:Barnstaple
447:Tarka Line
241:Tarka Line
60:West Devon
1733:3°53′38″W
1708:Staverton
1630:Kingswear
1595:Axminster
1575:Cranbrook
1414:Chapelton
1394:Eggesford
1317:Starcross
1255:Devonport
1188:Starcross
1158:Ivybridge
1148:Devonport
886:in 1968.
800:River Taw
553:(planned)
124:Key dates
68:Platforms
1650:Paignton
1640:Churston
1508:Newcourt
1456:Crediton
1369:Crediton
1282:Paignton
1260:Plymouth
1250:Dockyard
1153:Plymouth
1143:Dockyard
1050:BBC News
1001:(1965).
857:Plymouth
750:Plymouth
275:Crediton
52:Location
1590:Honiton
1585:Feniton
1580:Whimple
1533:Exmouth
1513:Topsham
1389:Lapford
1374:Yeoford
1307:Dawlish
1287:Torquay
1178:Dawlish
960:Chicago
936:Yeoford
906:ballast
849:Padstow
806:History
719:Padstow
344:Yeoford
89:History
84:Disused
63:England
1696:Totnes
1570:Pinhoe
1245:Keyham
1163:Totnes
1138:Keyham
1013:
971:Exeter
913:Meldon
909:quarry
786:was a
197:Legend
132:Opened
81:Status
1518:Exton
1292:Torre
796:Devon
680:
660:
215:miles
1059:2021
1011:ISBN
930:The
897:and
869:and
853:Bude
851:and
752:via
723:Bude
721:and
672:and
129:1865
958:of
946:'s
911:at
891:Bow
794:in
748:to
717:to
609:20ÂĽ
573:18ÂĽ
523:14½
498:11Âľ
478:Bow
449:to
243:to
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