Best Attractions and Places to See in Newton Abbot, United Kingdom UK
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List of Best Things to do in Newton Abbot, United Kingdom (UK)
Stover Country Park and Nature Reserve
Decoy Country Park
Prickly Ball Farm
Twelve Oaks Farm
Newton Abbot Town & GWR Museum
Plant World Gardens
Teignmouth to Dawlish Railway Walk
House of Marbles
Austins Department Store
Devon Bird of Prey Centre
Newton Abbot Town & Great Western Railway Museum - 09/05/17
During a stopover to change trains at Newton Abbot we were fortunate to find and visit the Newton Abbot Town & Great Western Railway Museum at 2A St Paul's Road that is a about a ten minute walk from the station. Always nice to see anything Great Western and was well worth a visit.
Bakers Park - Newton Abbot, Devon. Country Walks
Bakers Park is situated 0.35 of a mile west of Newton Abbot in South Devon. Most of the park is flat and perfect for recreational activities and walking the dog. On the south side of the River Lemon, which runs through the centre of the park, is a steeply banked section with steps leading to the highest point. Bradley Manor is a delightful National Trust property, open to the public, and accessible via Bakers Park.
Dawlish Museum
A short tour of Dawlish Museum with a taste of what you can expect to see -including the history of Dawlish and its railway,The D-Day bagpipes and a tribute to Piper Bill Millin,local pottery,the doll collection and much more.
There's something for everyone so why not give us a visit.
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Best Attractions and Places to See in Totnes, United Kingdom UK
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List of Best Things to do in Totnes, United Kingdom (UK)
The Timehouse
Dartington Hall Estate and Gardens
Totnes Rare Breeds Farm
Berry Pomeroy Castle
Leather School
Sharpham Wine and Cheese
Totnes Kayaks
Totnes Guildhall
St Mary's Church
Totnes Elizabethan House Museum
Swindon Great Western Railway Museum 15/04/15
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6960 Raveningham Hall Cab Ride
Come take a ride on this beautiful Modified Hall Class steam locomotive on the tracks of the West Somerset Railway. Our journey starts at Minehead Station and ends at Bishops Lydeard Station. This is a well preserved working example of a British railway. Watch as they pass tokens using carrying hoops while passing through stations along the way. Enjoy the unique vantage point as two professionals operate this locomotive with an ease that only comes with years of experience. We certainly enjoyed our day out on the West Somerset Railway and we can’t wait to go back.
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'Dinmore' from Dartmouth: A Ride Behind GWR 'Manor' 4-6-0 7820 on the P&DSR - 02/08/2016
The Dartmouth Steam Railway and River Boat Company (formerly the Paignton and Dartmouth Steam Railway) operate steam train, ferry and paddle steamer excursions from a mainline connection at Paignton to the picturesque seaside town of Kingswear, as well as addition trips to the holiday destinations of Brixham and Totnes. Famous amongst railway enthusiasts for it's breathtaking scenery resulting in fantastic photo opportunities, I instantly took the opportunity to visit whilst i was staying in nearby Newton Abbot. Unfortunately for me, the weather had turned traditionally British: Damp and drizzly with constant overcast clouds looming above. Little prospect of linesiding today!
Nevertheless, i decided to take a ride on the line, which hugs the coast between Goodrington and Churston and the mouth of the River Dart and nearby harbour on the approach to Kingswear. The railway had two guest locomotives visiting for the summer season, both with Great Western secondary route origins. GWR Collett 4575 'Small Prairie' 2-6-2T 5542 from the South Devon Railway was stabled in the sidings at Paignton, whilst other visiting engine, 78xx 4-6-0 7820 'Dinmore Manor' from the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway was out on passenger trains. Also running that day was home-based sister engine 7827 'Lydham Manor': a rare opportunity to see two BR Black liveried 'Manor's working side by side.
This video takes a full trip of the line between Kingswear and Paignton behind 7820, showing the spectacular coastal scenery along the route. The loco performed faultless all day and sounded brilliant attacking the steep gradients over and under the Devon Banks. If only the weather was better, eh?
I hope you all enjoy the video. Apologies for raindrops on the camera lens in some shots and a slight spelling mistake at 8:06. The DSR is a very nice railway and I certainly recommend a visit. Feel free to comment and subscribe!
Museum of the Great Western Railway (Our Day Out) 360° Video
Our trip to the Museum of the Great Western Railway Filmed in 360° - JoliVidz 360
Devon and Cornwall start to this Railway Holiday (12th August 2019)
Hello and welcome to the start of this 8 day Railway Holiday I had in Devon and Cornwall in England.
Part 1 starts at London Paddington on the Night Riveria between London Paddington and Penzance (not much filming was done because I needed to sleep) but some footage in Cornwall was filmed.
Once I reached Penzance, board the CrossCountry Trains service at 0925 to St Erth to do the St Ives Branch.... which didn't go to plan!
After the St Ives Branch, I took a train from St Erth to Truro to clear and travel down the Falmouth Dock Branch Line before heading back to Truro.
Then after doing some filming in Truro, I travelled on a train to St Austell which I did some filming at this station, then I took a Train to Plymouth onboard some Great Western Railway Class 150 DMUs. At Plymouth I took a Class 43 HST Castle set to Saltash to look at the station, filming some trains and the Royal Albert Bridge which looked amazing!
Then I travelled to Plymouth on the same Class 150 DMUs to my last station of the day... Ivybridge! to film some trains at this station. After an hour I travelled to Newton Abbot to get something to eat and then board the 1953 service to Exeter St Davids which was Class 143 pacers!
At Exeter St Davids, I film the train out and headed to the hotel. Filmed a bit of the 11th and 12th August 2019
In this video features, Class 221 Super Voyagers, Direct Rail Services Class 57, Great Western Railway Class 57, Great Western Railway Class 43, Great Western Railway Class 800 or Class 802 IET, Great Western Railway Class 150 DMU, Great Western Railway Class 158, CrossCountry Trains Class 43 and Great Western Railway Class 143.
Braintree Train Station
Train Service From London Liverpool Street To Braintree Calling At Braintree
Open Day at Christow, 5th July, 2003
On the Saturday after the walk from Exeter Railway Junction to the Teign Valley in commemoration of the line's centenary, an open day was held at Christow.
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STEAM Museum of the Great Western Railway ~ 2nd May 2019 (Part 2)
Part 2 of my visit to the STEAM Museum of the Great Western Railway on 2nd May 2019.
From the machine shop over to the boiler shop where GWR '4200' Class 2-8-0T No. 4248 is shown on display as a locomotive undergoing a boiler overhaul during the Second World War.
Then, over to the Finished Product which is GWR 'Castle' Class 4-6-0 No. 4073 Caerphilly Castle, followed by the 1925-built GWR Broad-Gauge 'Star' Class 2-2-2 North Star in the 'Building the Railway' section.
A Visit to Plymouth (cornwall spring break 2018)
A short vlog of a long weekend in Cornwall
Museum Machina - get creative with digital technology
Museums are the perfect places to get creative with digital technology. The Museum Machina project brought Devon artists and young people together with the latest popular technology to make animated GIFs and prints and explore Augmented Reality, all inspired by the unique objects in Exeter and Plymouth’s museums.
Museum Machina is a partnership between the arts education charity Daisi, the Royal Albert Memorial Museum and Art Gallery (RAMM) in Exeter and The Box in Plymouth. In 2017-18 it was funded by RAMM and the Box as part of their digital leadership work as Arts Council England Major Partner Museums.
Warminster Station 21/2/18
Join me as I cover the stations around Westbury to get the GWR units and HST's on this lovely sunny afternoon, what a lovely stations they were too! Definelty a trip down Memory lane, Enjoy!
British Railways 70000 'Britannia' works the first Torbay Express through Devon! 14/06/15
At last! A steam tour comes to town after months of silence, today in the form of flagship British Railways Standard Class 7, 70000 'Britannia', hauling the 'Torbay Express' from Bristol Temple Meads to Kingswear and return.
Designed by Robert Riddles, who had previously coined the design for the War Department Austerity 2-10-0 and 2-8-0 freight locomotives, the BR Standard Class 7's were conceived of as a result of the 1948 locomotive exchanges. The first design was for a new express passenger Pacific locomotive, with various labour-saving devices utilised to produce a simple, standard and effective design, able to produce equivalent power to some of the Pacifics that were still available as legacies of the Big Four. Design was largely derived from Riddles' previous LMS experience, but wheel design was complimented largely by the Southern Region's Merchant Navy Class.
55 of these engines were constructed between 1951 and 1954, with 70000 'Britannia' being the first and flagship of the fleet, with residual locomotives of the class being dubbed 'Britannia-Class'. Britannia was built at Crewe, completed on 2 January 1951. She was the first British Railways standard locomotive to be built. The locomotive was named at a ceremony at Marylebone Station by the then Minister for Transport Alfred Barnes on 30 January 1951.
The Britannias took their names from great Britons, former Star Class locomotives, and Scottish firths, and resulted in to two other later Pacific classes, including the unique BR Standard Class 8, and the fleet of 10 BR Standard Class 6 'Clan' Pacifics that were employed on services in the west of Scotland.
The class gained a warm response from locomotive crews, especially from Stratford depot on the Eastern Region, but had negative feedback on the Western Region, mostly through preference to GWR-designed locomotives. However, while Plymouth Laira disowned the class, Cardiff Canton depot displayed its liking for the class (despite being part of the former GWR empire) and managed to obtain good results on South Wales passenger traffic.
The Midland Region also took on several examples for Holyhead and Euston services, and even the Southern Region had a batch of seven in May 1953, when all Merchant Navy Class locomotives were temporarily withdrawn for inspection problems with the crank axle on the central driving wheel.
Repairs were done at Crewe, Swindon and Doncaster, and during the mid-1960s overhauls were carried out exclusively at Crewe Works. Britannia was initially based at Stratford in order to work East Anglian expresses to Norwich and Great Yarmouth, but was also particularly associated with the Hook Continental boat train to Harwich. Subsequently, the loco was based at Norwich Thorpe in January and March 1959 before spending the remainder of her career on the London Midland Region based at Willesden, Crewe North, Crewe South and finally Newton Heath.
The locomotive also had the distinction of hauling the funeral train for King George VI from King's Lynn, Norfolk to London following his death in February 1952 at Sandringham House, Norfolk, its roof being painted specially white for the occasion.
However, as diesel locomotives began to be introduced, the Standard 7's placement on Top-Line expresses were demoted to the on-again-off-again work of freight and parcels, and cosmetic maintenance was reduced as their final years loomed. The lavish BR Brunswick Green soon faded to grey, and in some cases BR Lined Black was adopted for ease.
70007 Coeur-de-Lion was withdrawn first in 1965, and the entire class was gradually transferred to Carlisle Kingmoor and Glasgow Polmadie depots. Britannia was withdrawn in May 1966, after 15 years of service.
Withdrawals continued throughout 1967, with the very last steam operation in British Railways service on August 11th, 1968, being hauled in-part by Standard 7 number 70013 Oliver Cromwell, this tour being known as the Fifteen Guinea Special. The engine hauled the Manchester to Carlisle leg of the service via the Settle and Carlisle line, with LMS Class 5 45110, and LMS Stanier Class 5 locomotives, 44781 and 44871 double-heading the return working back to Manchester.
Upon withdrawal, 70000 was initially planned for preservation with the National Railway Museum due to it's cultural significance, but because of its prototypical nature, 70013 was instead chosen and bought up for preservation. 70000 would later be preserved by Britannia Locomotive Company Ltd.
After years of transfers, the engine arrived at the Severn Valley Railway, before she was moved to the European gauge Nene Valley Railway in Peterborough, where she was also fitted with an air-brake compressor. Britannia made her return to the main line on 27 July 1991, successfully working enthusiast trips until 1997. It has since been in and out of service, but today happily operates regular tours on the mainline as one of the last BR Standards registered for the public network.
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The Kingswear Branch - 1959
Following on from our series of scenes on the Western Region's West of England main line on a Summer Saturday in 1959 this clip takes us onto the extension branch from Paignton to Kingswear, the station for Dartmouth, together with its own branch to Brixham. We start on the latter by seeing a 14-hundred Autotank with an Auto-trailer near Brixham itself before visiting the junction station at Churston where trains to and from Kingswear headed by 41-hundred Large Prairies enter the station with its massive signal box on the down platform. Viewed across the River Dart passing over Britannia Crossing and heading alongside the river is a through holiday express behind a Castle and we then finish as County class 4-6-0 no. 1007 County of Brecknock (previously seen at Newton Abbott) backs into the bay platform at Kingswear having turned ready to take a train back north.
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