Moretonhampstead and South Devon Railway

Moretonhampstead and South Devon Railway
Overview
HeadquartersNewton Abbot
LocaleEngland
Dates of operation1866–1972
SuccessorSouth Devon Railway
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)
Previous gauge7 ft 14 in (2,140 mm)
Length12.35 miles (19.88 km)

The Moretonhampstead and South Devon Railway was a 7 ft 14 in (2,140 mm) broad gauge railway which linked the South Devon Railway at Newton Abbot railway station with Bovey (in the town of Bovey Tracey), Lustleigh and Moretonhampstead, Devon, England.[1]

  1. ^ Beck, Keith; Copsey, John (1990). The Great Western in South Devon. Didcot: Wild Swan Publications. ISBN 0-906867-90-8.