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The South Devon Railway is a heritage railway from Totnes to Buckfastleigh in Devon. Mostly running alongside the River Dart, it was initially known as the Dart Valley Railway. The railway is now operated by the South Devon Railway Trust, a registered charity. The Railway's headquarters and museum are located at Buckfastleigh railway station. == History == * 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. * The South Devon Railway was named the Heritage Railway of the Year in 2007. A plaque on the station wall commemorates the event. * The South Devon Railway Trust bought the freehold of the line from Dart Valley Railway plc on 8 February 2010. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「South Devon Railway (heritage railway)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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