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Train services resume between Exeter and Barnstaple following eight days of track renewal work

Trains have resumed on the North Devon line following Network Rail’s eight-day track renewal in the Crediton area.

Train services resume after major track works

Trains have resumed on the North Devon line following Network Rail’s eight-day track renewal in the Crediton area.
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Devon trains axed because it's too dry

A train timetable has been cut because soil along the route is too dry. South Western Railway (SWR) said it has “no alternative” but to run reduced services from London Waterloo to Devon. This is ...

Dozens helped to safety after train catches fire

A fire broke out underneath the carriage of a passenger train at Newton Abbot on Sunday afternoon. Devon and Somerset Fire ...
Rail Magazine

Network Rail sets out what could be done to improve Exeter-Barnstaple line

There are “no major showstoppers” for infrastructure upgrades that would enable a half-hourly timetable on the Tarka Line in ...
Midweek Herald

Devon train passengers facing disruption for engineering

An eight-day stretch of engineering will run from March 21 to 29, including major track renewals at Chenson and between Barnstaple and Taw.
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Polar Express Train Ride through South Devon cancelled because of COVID

Customers who travel from all over the country for one of Devon's biggest Christmas attractions have been told today that it has been cancelled because of COVID-19 restrictions. South Devon Railway ...