History
1859
The Railway line was opened by the South Devon & Tavistock Railway on June 22nd 1859, and ran from Plymouth (Tavistock Junction) to Tavistock
Learn More06/22/18591876
On the 1st January 1876, the Great Western Railway (G.W.R) took over all of the South Devon lines.
Learn More01/01/18761892
At the great gauge conversion from 22nd to 24th May 1892, the branch line was converted to the standard four foot, eight and a half inch gauge we see today.
Learn More05/22/18921962
By the end of the 1950’s, it had become very vulnerable to competition from the roads, and the passenger service was withdrawn from the 31st December 1962
Learn More12/31/19621980
The Plym and Tamar Valleys Railway Association began at a meeting in February 1980
Learn More02/01/1980
