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483:Avocet Line
383:Description
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83:Coordinates
1485:Categories
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994:Umberleigh
931:Tarka Line
887:Teignmouth
758:Teignmouth
568:17 January
500:References
204:Passengers
196:3 May 1976
134:Managed by
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632:16 August
396:Lympstone
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191:Key dates
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