Introduction
The E. & T.V.R. scout, having on occasion sent a few photographs to the esteemed elders of the Cornwall Railway Society, in time rather got into the habit after his outings of submitting a short story, often under the general heading of “Route Learning” or “Route Refresher.”. Read more
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Index
- The Riverside Tramway at Christow
- 118 Ashburton Branch
- 117 Princetown Branch
- 116 Copplestone to Barnstaple, via South Molton
- 115 Taunton to Castle Cary
- 114 Newton Abbot to Totnes
- 113 Keyberry Road
- Slippery Surface
- Raleigh
- This Way to Disused Station
- 112 Halscombe Lane
- All in a Day’s Work
- Demolition, 1988
- 111 Exeter to Taunton
- 110 Lynton & Barnstaple
- 109 Kingswear Branch
- 108 Penn Inn
- 107 Brixham Branch
- 106 Eggesford to Barnstaple, over the hills
- 105 Abbotsbury Branch, Weymouth and Castle Cary
- 104 Exminster Hospital
- 103 B.,W.H! & A.R.
- 102 Ugbrooke and Haldon Aerodrome
- 101 Fullabrook Down
- 100 Culm Valley Branch
- 99 The Remainder of the North Devon Railway
- 98 Hatherleigh and Halwill for Beaworthy
- 97 Dawlish Day
- 96 Tiverton Branch
- 95 Hambeer Lane
- 94 Parcels Traffic
- 93 Silverton and Tiverton
- 92 Chulmleigh
- 91 Woodbury Common
- 90 The Boardwalk
- 89 Lyme Regis
- 88 Ilfracombe
- 87 Barnstaple Junction to Okehampton
- 86 Taw Valley
- 85 Starcross (for Exmouth)
- 84 Sharpness, Gloucester and Chepstow
- 83 Clevedon and Portishead
- 82 Seaton Branch
- 81 Exmouth Branch
- 80 Okehampton and Meldon
- 79 Lion’s Holt to R.A.F. Exeter
- 78 Alphington Crossing
- 77 Missing Miles
- 76 E.R. Junctions
- 75 Tipton St. John’s to Exmouth
- 74 Sidmouth Branch Refresher
- 73 Torbay and Kingswear
- 72 Eggesford to Sampford Peverell
- 71 Halwill Junction to Bude
- 70 Hamworthy Junction to Salisbury
- 69 Return from Okehampton II
- 68 St. Austell to Newquay
- 67 Vale of Berkeley
- 66 Return from Okehampton I
- 65 Return to Bridport
- 64 Silverton
- 63 Okehampton by Bus
- 62 Livermead
- 61 Okehampton
- 60 Matford
- 59 Torrington Turnpike No. 1
- 58 Smeatharpe Revisited
- 57 Exeter Bus Station
- 56 Honiton, via Land of Canaan
- 55 On the North Devon Again
- 54 East Devon
- 53 London Airport
- 52 Exeter Ship Canal
- 51 Blackdowns
- 50 Empty Roads
- 49 Moretonhampstead Branch
- 48 Teign Valley Branch
- 47 Exmoor Village
- 46 Cambrian and Llangollen
- 45 Torquay Tramways
- 44 Crockernwell
- 43 Exe Valley Branch
- 42 Maintenance Depots
- 41 North Cornwall Refresher
- 40 Sightings of the Utilicon/Autotruck
- 39 Somerset & Dorset southern terminus – in Hampshire
- 38 Not a means of stopping trains
- 37 Proof that the Teign Valley is set to reopen
- 36 Chenson
- 35 Torbay
- Introduction
- 34 Christow Miscellany
- 32 Labels
- 31 Okehampton to Holsworthy
- 30 Dawlish
- 29 P.S. “Compton Castle”
- 28 Britannia Crossing and Noss Yard
- 27 Weymouth and Portland
- 26 Teign and Wray Valleys
- 25 Eggesford to Lapford
- 24 Honiton to Taunton
- 23 Route Learning on the S. & D.
- 22 Matisa at Exmouth
- 21 Marland and Dawlish
- 20 Requiem to Wagonload Freight
- 19 Bus Circuits
- 18 Bristol
- 17 West Somerset Mineral Railway
- 16 Taylor and Ash
- 15 On the P.D. & S.W.J.R. in Plymouth
- 14 Whiteball
- 13 Corfe
- 12 Broadsands and Greenway
- 11 Money Box
- 10 Honiton to Lyme Regis
- 9 Taunton Stop Line
- 8 Tank Trap
- 7 Pugham Crossing
- 6 Sampford Peverell
- 5 Crediton to Barnstaple
- 4 Exeter Circular
- 3 Fortescue and Rewe
- 2 Rerailing “Perseus”
- 1 Yelverton Trolley Shed
- Last H.S.T. from Newquay
- Devon & Somerset
- Ivybridge to Newton Abbot
- Yeovil Pen Mill (82E & 71H)
- Castle Cary to Westbury
- Titfield
- Ball Clay Mining
- Treamble and Gravel Hill
- Protected: Woodland Avenue
- Contraction and Pronunciation
- Radstock
- Whatley Quarry
- Combe Hay Locks
- Snapper
- Haytor Tramway
- Weymouth Electrics
- Redlake Tramway
- Pilning High Level
- Weymouth Wizard
- Cogload
- Somerset & Dorset 1
- Holton Heath
- Bampton Bumper
- Newquay Harbour
- Turnchapel Wharves
- St. Pinnock and Largin
- Westonzoyland
- Liskeard & Caradon
- WASP
- Feed Store Removal
- Okehampton
- Fernworthy
- Plymouth Friary
- Talyllyn
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38 Not a means of stopping trains
According to the British Standards “Glossary of Building and Civil Engineering Terms,” stop block(s) is “deprecated;” the correct term is buffer stop, described as an “assembly provided at the end of a length of track to limit travel of vehicles.” … Continue reading
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