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Dartmouth Steam Railway, the Glossary

The Dartmouth Steam Railway, formerly known as the Paignton and Dartmouth Steam Railway, is a heritage railway on the former Great Western Railway branch line between and in Devon, England.^[1]

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A379 road

The A379 is a road in the English county of Devon.

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Aberbeeg

Aberbeeg (Aber-bîg) is a village which lies in both Blaenau Gwent and Caerphilly County Borough, in Wales, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire.

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Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, (15 September 1890 – 12 January 1976) was an English writer known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving around fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple.

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Barry, Vale of Glamorgan

Barry (Y Barri) is a town and community in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales.

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Beach hut

A beach hut (also known as a beach cabin, beach box or bathing box) is a small, usually wooden and often brightly coloured, box above the high tide mark on popular bathing beaches.

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Beeching cuts

The Beeching cuts, also colloquially referred to as the Beeching Axe, were a major series of route closures and service changes made as part of the restructuring of the nationalised railway system in Great Britain in the 1960s.

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BR Standard Class 4 4-6-0

The British Railways Standard Class 4 4-6-0 is a class of steam locomotives, 80 of which were built during the 1950s.

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British Rail

British Railways (BR), which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was a state-owned company that operated most rail transport in Great Britain from 1948 to 1997.

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British Rail Class 25

The British Rail Class 25, also known as the Sulzer Type 2, is a class of 327 diesel locomotives built between 1961 and 1967 for British Rail.

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British Railways Board

The British Railways Board (BRB) was a nationalised industry in the United Kingdom that operated from 1963 to 2001.

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Broad-gauge railway

A broad-gauge railway is a railway with a track gauge (the distance between the rails) broader than the used by standard-gauge railways.

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Churston Ferrers Grammar School

Churston Ferrers Grammar School (also known as CFGS) is a selective coeducational Grammar School with Academy status, situated in the village of Galmpton in Torbay, South Devon, England.

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Churston railway station

Churston railway station is on the Dartmouth Steam Railway, a heritage railway in Torbay, Devon, England.

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CrossCountry

CrossCountry (legal name XC Trains Limited) is a British train operating company owned by Arriva UK Trains, operating the current CrossCountry franchise.

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Dartmouth and Torbay Railway

The Dartmouth and Torbay Railway was a broad gauge railway linking the South Devon Railway branch at Torquay with Kingswear in Devon, England. Dartmouth Steam Railway and Dartmouth and Torbay Railway are 7 ft gauge railways and Torbay.

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Dartmouth Higher Ferry

The Dartmouth Higher Ferry, also known as the Dartmouth–Kingswear Floating Bridge, is a vehicular and passenger cable ferry, which crosses the River Dart in the English county of Devon.

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Dartmouth Passenger Ferry

The Dartmouth Passenger Ferry, also known as the Dartmouth Steam Railway and Riverboat Company, is a passenger ferry that crosses the River Dart in the English county of Devon.

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Dartmouth railway station

Dartmouth railway station was a booking office for train tickets located on the quayside of Dartmouth in the English county of Devon.

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Dartmouth, Devon

Dartmouth is a town and civil parish in the English county of Devon.

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Department for Transport

The Department for Transport (DfT) is a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom.

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Devon

Devon (historically also known as Devonshire) is a ceremonial county in South West England.

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East Somerset Railway

The East Somerset Railway is a heritage railway in Somerset, running between Cranmore and Mendip Vale. Dartmouth Steam Railway and East Somerset Railway are 7 ft gauge railways.

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Facebook

Facebook is a social media and social networking service owned by American technology conglomerate Meta.

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Goodrington Sands railway station

Goodrington Sands railway station is on the Dartmouth Steam Railway, a heritage railway in Devon, England.

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Great Western Railway

The Great Western Railway (GWR) was a British railway company that linked London with the southwest, west and West Midlands of England and most of Wales. Dartmouth Steam Railway and Great Western Railway are 7 ft gauge railways and standard gauge railways in England.

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Great Western Railway (train operating company)

Great Western Railway (GWR) is a British train operating company owned by FirstGroup that operates the Greater Western passenger railway franchise.

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Greenway Estate

Greenway, also known as Greenway House, is an estate on the River Dart near Galmpton in Devon, England.

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Greenway Halt railway station (Devon)

Greenway Halt railway station is a small railway station on the Dartmouth Steam Railway, a heritage railway in Devon, England.

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GWR 2884 Class

The Great Western Railway (GWR) 2884 Class is a class of 2-8-0 steam locomotive.

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GWR 4200 Class

The Great Western Railway (GWR) 4200 Class is a class of steam locomotives.

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GWR 4500 Class

The Great Western Railway (GWR) 4500 Class or Small Prairie is a class of 2-6-2T steam locomotives.

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GWR 4575 Class

The Great Western Railway (GWR) 4575 Class is a class of 2-6-2T British steam locomotives.

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GWR 5101 Class

The GWR 5101 Class or 'Large Prairie' is a class of 2-6-2T steam locomotives of the Great Western Railway.

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GWR 5205 Class

The Great Western Railway (GWR) 5205 Class is a class of 2-8-0T steam locomotives.

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GWR 6400 Class

The Great Western Railway (GWR) 6400 Class is a class of 0-6-0 pannier tank steam locomotive introduced by Charles Collett in 1932.

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GWR 7800 Class

The Great Western Railway (GWR) 7800 Class or Manor Class is a class of 4-6-0 steam locomotive.

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GWR 7800 Class 7827 Lydham Manor

Great Western Railway 7800 Class No.

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Heritage railway

A heritage railway or heritage railroad (U.S. usage) is a railway operated as living history to re-create or preserve railway scenes of the past.

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Hudswell Clarke

Hudswell, Clarke and Company Limited was an engineering and locomotive building company in Jack Lane, Hunslet, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.

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Isambard Kingdom Brunel

Isambard Kingdom Brunel (9 April 1806 – 15 September 1859) was a British civil engineer and mechanical engineer who is considered "one of the most ingenious and prolific figures in engineering history", "one of the 19th-century engineering giants", and "one of the greatest figures of the Industrial Revolution, changed the face of the English landscape with his groundbreaking designs and ingenious constructions".

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Jeremy Hosking

Jeremy John Hosking (born 20 July 1958) is a British businessman and political donor.

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Kingswear

Kingswear is a village and civil parish in the South Hams area of the English county of Devon.

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Kingswear railway station

Kingswear railway station is the terminus of the Dartmouth Steam Railway, a heritage railway in Devon, England.

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Laira Traction and Rolling Stock Maintenance Depot

Laira Traction and Rolling Stock Maintenance Depot is a railway traction maintenance depot situated in Plymouth, Devon, England.

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LNER Class A3 4472 Flying Scotsman

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Locomotion Museum

Locomotion, previously known as Locomotion the National Railway Museum at Shildon, is a railway museum in Shildon, County Durham, England.

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London Midland Region of British Railways

The London Midland Region (LMR) was one of the six regions created on the formation of the nationalised British Railways (BR), and initially consisted of ex-London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) lines in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

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Merthyr Vale

Merthyr Vale (Ynysowen or Ynyswen) is a linear village and community in the Welsh county borough of Merthyr Tydfil.

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Motive power depot

A motive power depot (MPD) or locomotive depot, or traction maintenance depot (TMD), is where locomotives are usually housed, repaired and maintained.

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National Trust

The National Trust (Ymddiriedolaeth Genedlaethol; Iontaobhas Náisiúnta) is a heritage and nature conservation charity and membership organisation in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

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Nationalization

Nationalization (nationalisation in British English) is the process of transforming privately-owned assets into public assets by bringing them under the public ownership of a national government or state.

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Network Rail

Network Rail Limited is the owner (via its subsidiary Network Rail Infrastructure Limited, which was known as Railtrack plc before 2002) and infrastructure manager of most of the railway network in Great Britain.

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North Yorkshire Moors Railway

The North Yorkshire Moors Railway (NYMR) is a heritage railway in North Yorkshire, England, that runs through the North York Moors National Park.

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Omaha Beach

Omaha Beach was one of five beach landing sectors of the amphibious assault component of Operation Overlord during the Second World War.

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Paignton railway station

Paignton railway station serves the town and seaside resort of Paignton in Devon, England.

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Paxman Hi-Dyne engine

The Paxman Hi-Dyne engine was a form of experimental diesel engine developed for rail transport use by the British engine makers Paxman of Colchester.

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Railway turntable

In rail terminology, a railway turntable or wheelhouse is a device for turning round railway rolling stock, usually locomotives, so that they face the direction they came from.

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River Dart

The River Dart is a river in Devon, England, that rises high on Dartmoor and flows for to the sea at Dartmouth.

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River Link (Devon)

River Link is a ferry, cruise boat, and bus operator, based in Devon, England.

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Severn Valley Railway

The Severn Valley Railway is a standard gauge heritage railway in Shropshire and Worcestershire, England, named after the company that originally built the railway over which it now operates.

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Signalling control

On a rail transport system, signalling control is the process by which control is exercised over train movements by way of railway signals and block systems to ensure that trains operate safely, over the correct route and to the proper timetable.

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Site of Special Scientific Interest

A site of special scientific interest (SSSI) in Great Britain, or an area of special scientific interest (ASSI) in the Isle of Man and Northern Ireland, is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom and Isle of Man.

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South Devon Railway (heritage railway)

The South Devon Railway (SDR) is a heritage railway from Totnes to Buckfastleigh in Devon. Dartmouth Steam Railway and South Devon Railway (heritage railway) are heritage railways in Devon and standard gauge railways in England.

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South Devon Railway Company

The South Devon Railway Company built and operated the railway from Exeter to Plymouth and Torquay in Devon, England. Dartmouth Steam Railway and South Devon Railway Company are 7 ft gauge railways.

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South Wales

South Wales (De Cymru) is a loosely defined region of Wales bordered by England to the east and mid Wales to the north.

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South West Coast Path

The South West Coast Path is England's longest waymarked long-distance footpath and a National Trail.

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Standard-gauge railway

A standard-gauge railway is a railway with a track gauge of.

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Swindon Works

Swindon Works was opened by the Great Western Railway in 1843 in Swindon, Wiltshire, England.

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The Railway Magazine

The Railway Magazine is a monthly British railway magazine, aimed at the railway enthusiast market, that has been published in London since July 1897.

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Torbay

Torbay is a unitary authority with a borough status in the ceremonial county of Devon, England.

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Torbay and Brixham Railway

The Torbay and Brixham Railway was a broad gauge railway in England which linked the Dartmouth and Torbay Railway at Churston railway station, Devon with the important fishing port of Brixham. Dartmouth Steam Railway and Torbay and Brixham Railway are 7 ft gauge railways.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dartmouth_Steam_Railway

Also known as Dartmouth Railway, Paignton & Dartmouth Steam Railway, Paignton and Dartmouth Steam Railway.

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7 ft gauge railways

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Heritage railways in Devon

Torbay

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