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
- Then and Now
- 120 Isle of Portland
- 119 Chunk
- 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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59 Torrington Turnpike No. 1
As far as he could recall, the scout had only ever driven the utilicon along this turnpike from Morchard Road Station to Winkleigh and had only ridden short lengths of it. The road, therefore, beckoned. As he carried his bicycle … Continue reading
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