Ghost Train: Barnstaple to Torrington (Lost Railways)

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A past and present look at the lost railway link between Barnstaple and Torrington (Now the Tarka Trail!) Calling at Fremington, Instow, Bideford & Torrington. Regular passenger trains from Barnstaple were withdrawn on Saturday 2 October 1965 and the line was finally closed to freight in 1982.
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Пікірлер: 19

  • @theoldfunker
    @theoldfunker2 ай бұрын

    Great piece of work and it just shows how short sighted cutting up the railway and no tought that Britain would grow, towns would grow and the need for railways as we move out into the Suburbs and beyond. Towns in Kent,Surrey and Hampshire with poor cross conection but direct connections to London so we rely on a poor bus service. We now are playing catch up re-opening lines even making Parkways with bus connections and huge car parks.

  • @IanKirk71
    @IanKirk71 Жыл бұрын

    Absolutely superb, like the Kathleen and May, a long lost treasure revived. If you ever need a camera boat to track the riversides route, let me know.

  • @rogerdraycott3486
    @rogerdraycott34865 ай бұрын

    Really enjoyed this , hope ro cycle the route in the future. Many thanks

  • @ghosttrainlostrailways

    @ghosttrainlostrailways

    5 ай бұрын

    Looks like a good cycle ride! 🚲 🚂

  • @Thebergskristall
    @Thebergskristall Жыл бұрын

    Watching this from Sweden and just love it ! Awesome work ! ❤

  • @ghosttrainlostrailways

    @ghosttrainlostrailways

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks! Trying to get 1000 subscribers so feel free to like and share!

  • @anitamitchell9518
    @anitamitchell9518 Жыл бұрын

    Amazing thank you me and my husband live in Torrington lovely 😊

  • @ghosttrainlostrailways

    @ghosttrainlostrailways

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks Anita feel free to subscribe!

  • @AlfieFarmerTruckSpotting

    @AlfieFarmerTruckSpotting

    5 ай бұрын

    Same

  • @andrewdickson1147
    @andrewdickson1147 Жыл бұрын

    Really enjoyed that having cycled the Tarka trail

  • @ghosttrainlostrailways

    @ghosttrainlostrailways

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks Andrew feel free to subscribe I have many other lost lines on the channel 🙂

  • @andrewdickson1147

    @andrewdickson1147

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ghosttrainlostrailways ok I will do 👍

  • @chrisdawson6156
    @chrisdawson6156 Жыл бұрын

    Great video

  • @anncollyer
    @anncollyer Жыл бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @chrisdawson6156

    @chrisdawson6156

    Жыл бұрын

    Hi Ann are you into history stuff I am

  • @nedkabinder
    @nedkabinder Жыл бұрын

    Great vid as usual and really enjoyed it .are you going to do the section from Torrington to Halwill as this was once a through route .

  • @ghosttrainlostrailways

    @ghosttrainlostrailways

    Жыл бұрын

    I would like to continue that line unfortunately the maps I was working from predated the extension to Halwill!

  • @steamfandan9682
    @steamfandan96824 ай бұрын

    Know there is one route I would like to see in this format the former West Drayton -Uxbridge ( west London)

  • @davidjenner5665
    @davidjenner566511 ай бұрын

    More outrageous than sad is how closure came about. Not due to Thatcherite politics at the time (though this was highly significant) but to SUSTRANS acquiring it after British Rail moth balled the line in 1984,

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