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Devon and Somerset Railway, the Glossary

The Devon and Somerset Railway (D&SR) was a cross-country line that connected Barnstaple in Devon, England, to the network of the Bristol and Exeter Railway (B&ER) near Taunton.^[1]

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7 ft gauge railways
Rail transport in Somerset
Railway companies established in 1864
Railway lines opened in 1873

A361 road

The A361 is an A class road in southern England, which at is the longest three-digit A road in the UK.

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Bampton, Devon

Bampton is a small town and parish in northeast Devon, England, on the River Batherm, a tributary of the River Exe.

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Barnstaple

Barnstaple is a river-port town and civil parish in the North Devon district of Devon, England.

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Barnstaple Quay railway station

Barnstaple Quay was an intermediate station on the L&SWR line to Ilfracombe in Devon, England.

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Barnstaple railway station

Barnstaple railway station is the northern terminus of the Tarka Line and serves the town of Barnstaple, Devon.

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Barnstaple Victoria Road railway station

Barnstaple railway station (Barnstaple Victoria Road railway station from 1949) was the western terminus of the Devon and Somerset Railway.

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Bishop's Nympton

Bishop's Nympton is a village and civil parish in the North Devon district of Devon, England, about three miles east of South Molton.

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The Bristol and Exeter Railway (B&ER) was an English railway company formed to connect Bristol and Exeter. Devon and Somerset Railway and Bristol and Exeter Railway are 7 ft gauge railways, Great Western Railway constituents, rail transport in Devon and rail transport in Somerset.

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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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Brushford, Somerset

Brushford is a village and civil parish south of Dulverton and north of Tiverton in Devon, in the Somerset West and Taunton district of Somerset, England.

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Camping coach

Camping coaches were holiday accommodation offered by many railway companies in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland from the 1930s.

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Castle Hill, Filleigh

Castle Hill in the parish of Filleigh in North Devon, is an early Neo-Palladian country house situated north-west of South Molton and south-east of Barnstaple.

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Ealing Studios

Ealing Studios is a television and film production company and facilities provider at Ealing Green in west London, England.

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Earl Fortescue

Earl Fortescue is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain that was created in 1789 for Hugh Fortescue, 3rd Baron Fortescue (1753–1841), a member of parliament for Beaumaris and Lord-Lieutenant of Devon.

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East Anstey

East Anstey is a village and civil parish in the North Devon district of Devon, England.

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Eugenius Birch

Eugenius Birch (20 June 1818 – 8 January 1884) was a 19th-century English seaside architect, civil engineer and noted builder of promenade-piers.

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Exe Valley Railway

The Exe Valley Railway was a branch line built by the Great Western Railway (GWR) in Devon, England, to link its Bristol to Exeter line with its Devon and Somerset Railway (D&SR), thereby connecting Exeter with (which is in Somerset). Devon and Somerset Railway and Exe Valley Railway are rail transport in Devon and rail transport in Somerset.

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Exmoor

Exmoor is loosely defined as an area of hilly open moorland in west Somerset and north Devon in South West England.

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Filleigh

Filleigh is a small village, civil parish and former manor in North Devon, on the southern edge of Exmoor, west of South Molton.

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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. Devon and Somerset Railway and Great Western Railway are 7 ft gauge railways.

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GWR 3200 Class

The Great Western Railway 3200 Class (or 'Earl' Class) was a design of 4-4-0 steam locomotive for passenger train work.

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GWR 3300 Class

The Bulldog and Bird classes were double-framed inside cylinder 4-4-0 steam locomotives used for passenger services on the Great Western Railway.

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GWR 388 class

The GWR 388 class was a large class of 310 0-6-0 goods locomotives built by the Great Western Railway.

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GWR 4300 Class

The Great Western Railway (GWR) 4300 Class is a class of 2-6-0 (mogul) steam locomotives, designed by G.J. Churchward for mixed traffic duties.

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GWR 455 Class

The GWR 455 Class, also called the "Metropolitan" or "Metro" Tanks, was a series of 140 locomotives built for the Great Western Railway, originally for their London suburban services, including running on the underground section of the Metropolitan Railway, the source of their nickname.

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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 517 Class

The 517 Class were small 0-4-2T tank engines designed by George Armstrong for local passenger work on the Great Western Railway.

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GWR 806 Class

The 806 Class (20 locomotives, nos. 806–825) was Joseph Armstrong's last design of mixed-traffic locomotives for the Great Western Railway, built at Swindon Works in 1873.

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Ilfracombe

Ilfracombe is a seaside resort and civil parish on the North Devon coast, England, with a small harbour surrounded by cliffs.

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Kings Nympton railway station

Kings Nympton railway station, also spelt King's Nympton, is a request stop on the Tarka Line in North Devon, serving the civil parishes of Chulmleigh, Burrington and King's Nympton.

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London and South Western Railway

The London and South Western Railway (LSWR, sometimes written L&SWR) was a railway company in England from 1838 to 1922.

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London Paddington station

Paddington, also known as London Paddington, is a London railway station and London Underground station complex, located on Praed Street in the Paddington area.

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Milverton, Somerset

Milverton is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated in the valley of the River Tone west of Taunton.

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Molland

Molland is a small village, civil parish, dual ecclesiastical parish with Knowstone, located in the foothills of Exmoor in Devon, England.

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Morebath

Morebath is an upland village in the county of Devon, England.

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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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North Devon Railway

The North Devon Railway was a railway company which operated a line from Cowley Bridge Junction, near Exeter, to Bideford in Devon, England, later becoming part of the London and South Western Railway's system. Devon and Somerset Railway and North Devon Railway are 7 ft gauge railways and rail transport in Devon.

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Norton Fitzwarren

Norton Fitzwarren is a village, electoral ward, and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated north west of Taunton.

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Ordnance Survey

The Ordnance Survey (OS) is the national mapping agency for Great Britain.

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Rail signaller

A signalman or signaller is an employee of a railway transport network who operates the points and signals from a signal box in order to control the movement of trains.

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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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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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South Molton

South Molton is a town and civil parish in the North Devon district, in the county of Devon, England.

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Southern Railway (UK)

The Southern Railway (SR), sometimes shortened to 'Southern', was a British railway company established in the 1923 Grouping.

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Swimbridge

Swimbridge (historical spelling: Swymbridge) is a village, parish and former manor in Devon, England.

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Taunton

Taunton is the county town of Somerset, England.

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The Halfway House

The Halfway House is a 1944 British drama film directed by Basil Dearden and starring Mervyn Johns, his daughter Glynis Johns, Tom Walls and Françoise Rosay.

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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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Token (railway signalling)

In railway signalling, a token is a physical object which a train driver is required to have or see before entering onto a particular section of single track.

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Track gauge conversion

Gauge conversion is the changing of one railway track gauge (the distance between the running rails) to another.

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Viaduct

A viaduct is a specific type of bridge that consists of a series of arches, piers or columns supporting a long elevated railway or road.

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West Somerset Railway

The West Somerset Railway (WSR) is a heritage railway line in Somerset, England. Devon and Somerset Railway and West Somerset Railway are 7 ft gauge railways and rail transport in Somerset.

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Western Region of British Railways

The Western Region was a region of British Railways from 1948.

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Wiveliscombe

Wiveliscombe is a town and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated west of Taunton.

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World War I

World War I (alternatively the First World War or the Great War) (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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Wrought iron

Wrought iron is an iron alloy with a very low carbon content (less than 0.05%) in contrast to that of cast iron (2.1% to 4.5%).

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References

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

Also known as Barnstaple to Taunton Line, Barnstaple to Taunton railway, Bishops Nympton and Molland railway station, Devon & Somerset Railway, Dulverton railway station, East Anstey railway station, Filleigh railway station, Milverton railway station, Morebath railway station, South Molton railway station, Swimbridge railway station, Venn Cross railway station, Wiveliscombe railway station, Yeo Mill railway station.

, Viaduct, West Somerset Railway, Western Region of British Railways, Wiveliscombe, World War I, World War II, Wrought iron.

Devon and Somerset Railway, the Glossary

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See also

7 ft gauge railways

Rail transport in Somerset

Railway companies established in 1864

Railway lines opened in 1873

References