South Devon Railway Trust

The South Devon Railway Trust is a charity organisation that operates a heritage railway from Totnes to Buckfastleigh in Devon, alongside the River Dart.

Stations

* Buckfastleigh
* Staverton
* Totnes
* Totnes (Littlehempston)

History of the line

* The line was built by the Buckfastleigh, Totnes and South Devon Railway and first opened on 1 May 1872. It was worked by the larger South Devon Railway Company until 1 February 1876 when this was amalgamated into the Great Western Railway.
* The Buckfastleigh line was taken over by the Great Western Railway in 1897.
* The railway was nationalised on 1 January 1948.
* The line closed to all traffic on 7 September 1962 and was re-opened as the Dart Valley Railway, a preserved steam line, on 5 April 1969.
* The South Devon Railway Trust took over the running of the line on 1 January 1991.

Locomotives

Steam Locomotives

*GWR 2-8-0 28XX no. 3803 - Out of Service Due to axel problems
*BR 2-6-2T 55XX no. 5526 - In Service
*GWR 0-4-2T 14XX no. 1420 - Under Overhaul
*GWR 0-6-0 13XX no. 1369 - Under Overhaul
*GWR 0-6-0PT 5700 class no. 5786 - In Service
*EX MOD 0-6-0 Hunslet no. 68011 ("Errol Lonsdale") - Out Of Service
*EX W.D. 0-6-0 no. WD132 ("Sapper") - Out Of Service

Visiting Steam Locomotives

*GWR 2-6-2T 55XX no. 5542 (2006)
*Wisited locos
*GWR 0-6-0PT 64XX no 6412 (2006)
*GWR 0-6-0PT 64XX no. 6430 (2006)

Diesel Locomotives

*BR 0-6-0 Class 04 no. D2246 - Out Of Service due to an oil leak from a seal on the coupling between the fluid coupling and the drive shaft to the gearbox.
*BR 0-6-0 Class 09 no. D3666 - Under Overhaul
*BR Bo-Bo Class 20 nos. 20110 and 20118 "Saltburn-by-the-Sea" Both In Service
*BR Bo-Bo Class 25 no. 25901 In Service
*BR Bo-Bo Class 33 no. 33002 Under Overhaul
*BR Co-Co Class 37 no. 37037 Re Numbered to 37 321 In service
*BR Co-Co Class 50 no. 50002 "Superb" Under Overhaul

Diesel Multiple Units

*BR Class 115 trailers 59659 and 59740 (used as locomotive-hauled coaching stock)
*BR Class 122 unit 122100
*BR Class 127/115 hybrid unit 51592+59719+51604

Broad gauge

* Tiny (on display in Buckfastleigh station museum)

External link

* South Devon Railway Trust website