Bere Ferrers railway station

Former station building and signal box

Bere Ferrers station is situated near the village of Bere Ferrers in Devon. The station is on the former Southern main line between Exeter and Plymouth via Okehampton. The station is operated by First Great Western

The station was the scene of a fatal railway accident on 24 September 1917. 10 soldiers from New Zealand were being transported from Plymouth to Salisbury following their arrival in Britain. At Bere Ferrers station they alighted from their troop train for a brief rest and, being unaccustomed to British railways, were struck and killed by an oncoming express. The men are buried in a Plymouth war cemetery, but a plaque has recently been unveiled in their memory in the town centre.

External links

* The Tamar Belle, a visitor centre based in the old station building.
* BBC News: "Memorial unveiled for Kiwi soldiers"