{"id":3621,"date":"2019-09-07T17:39:00","date_gmt":"2019-09-07T16:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.teignrail.co.uk\/scouting\/?p=3621"},"modified":"2022-11-22T00:03:40","modified_gmt":"2022-11-22T00:03:40","slug":"26-teign-and-wray-valleys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.teignrail.co.uk\/scouting\/26-teign-and-wray-valleys\/","title":{"rendered":"26  Teign and Wray Valleys"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><strong>On Saturday 7th September 2019 the scout had a ride around his own back yard, East Dartmoor.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Hennock, perched on the high ground between the two valleys, was home to Great Rock Mine. Its closure in 1969 marked the end of metalliferous mining in Devon. The scout&#8217;s pal, Bob Le Marchant, came upon it still working when he was a lad and never forgot the experience. He eventually graduated from the Camborne School of Mines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-envira-envira-gallery\"><div id=\"envira-gallery-wrap-3640\" class=\"envira-gallery-wrap envira-gallery-theme-base envira-lightbox-theme-base\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\"><div style=\"opacity: 0.0\"  data-row-height=\"150\" data-gallery-theme=\"normal\" id=\"envira-gallery-3640\" class=\"envira-gallery-public envira-gallery-justified-public envira-gallery-0-columns envira-clear enviratope envira-gallery-css-animations\" data-envira-columns=\"0\"><div id=\"envira-gallery-item-3634\" class=\"envira-gallery-item enviratope-item envira-gallery-item-1 envira-lazy-load\" style=\"padding-left: 1px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-right: 1px;\"  itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><div class=\"envira-gallery-item-inner\"><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-top-left\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-top-right\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-bottom-left\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-bottom-right\"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teignrail.co.uk\/scouting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/dsc00379-teign-wray-valley-02-9th-september-2019-copyright-colin-burges_orig.jpg\" class=\"envira-gallery-3640 envira-gallery-link\" rel=\"enviragallery3640\" title=\"Bob had a hand in placing this side-tipping truck in the centre of Hennock to remind villagers of their mining heritage. Ferrubron also ran the neighbouring Kelly Mine in the Wray Valley, today the home of a preservation society in which Bob is heavily involved.\" data-envira-caption=\"Bob had a hand in placing this side-tipping truck in the centre of Hennock to remind villagers of their mining heritage. Ferrubron also ran the neighbouring Kelly Mine in the Wray Valley, today the home of a preservation society in which Bob is heavily involved.\" data-envira-retina=\"\" data-thumbnail=\"\"  itemprop=\"contentUrl\"><img id=\"envira-gallery-image-3634\" class=\"envira-gallery-image envira-gallery-image-1 envira-normal envira-lazy\" data-envira-index=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.teignrail.co.uk\/scouting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/dsc00379-teign-wray-valley-02-9th-september-2019-copyright-colin-burges_orig-640x480.jpg\" data-envira-src=\"https:\/\/www.teignrail.co.uk\/scouting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/dsc00379-teign-wray-valley-02-9th-september-2019-copyright-colin-burges_orig-640x480.jpg\" data-envira-gallery-id=\"3640\" data-envira-item-id=\"3634\" data-envira-caption=\"Bob had a hand in placing this side-tipping truck in the centre of Hennock to remind villagers of their mining heritage. Ferrubron also ran the neighbouring Kelly Mine in the Wray Valley, today the home of a preservation society in which Bob is heavily involved.\" alt=\"Ferrubron Great Rock Mine\" title=\"Bob had a hand in placing this side-tipping truck in the centre of Hennock to remind villagers of their mining heritage. Ferrubron also ran the neighbouring Kelly Mine in the Wray Valley, today the home of a preservation society in which Bob is heavily involved.\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" data-envira-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.teignrail.co.uk\/scouting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/dsc00379-teign-wray-valley-02-9th-september-2019-copyright-colin-burges_orig-640x480.jpg 400w,https:\/\/www.teignrail.co.uk\/scouting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/dsc00379-teign-wray-valley-02-9th-september-2019-copyright-colin-burges_orig-640x480.jpg 2x\" data-envira-width=\"300\" data-envira-height=\"200\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/\/\/\/\/yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-safe-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/\/\/\/\/yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div id=\"envira-gallery-item-3633\" class=\"envira-gallery-item enviratope-item envira-gallery-item-2 envira-lazy-load\" style=\"padding-left: 1px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-right: 1px;\"  itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><div class=\"envira-gallery-item-inner\"><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-top-left\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-top-right\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-bottom-left\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-bottom-right\"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teignrail.co.uk\/scouting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/dsc00380-teign-wray-valley-03-9th-september-2019-copyright-colin-burges_orig.jpg\" class=\"envira-gallery-3640 envira-gallery-link\" rel=\"enviragallery3640\" title=\"Micaceous hematite is easily identified. Rub this with a finger and it will glisten, hence the colloquial name &quot;shiny ore.&quot; Look at any old railway bridge painted &quot;battleship grey&quot; and the pigment will be micaceous hematite. The platelets of this mineral form an anti-corrosive coating superior to paints with a granular pigment.\" data-envira-caption=\"Micaceous hematite is easily identified. Rub this with a finger and it will glisten, hence the colloquial name &quot;shiny ore.&quot; Look at any old railway bridge painted &quot;battleship grey&quot; and the pigment will be micaceous hematite. The platelets of this mineral form an anti-corrosive coating superior to paints with a granular pigment.\" data-envira-retina=\"\" data-thumbnail=\"\"  itemprop=\"contentUrl\"><img id=\"envira-gallery-image-3633\" class=\"envira-gallery-image envira-gallery-image-2 envira-normal envira-lazy\" data-envira-index=\"2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.teignrail.co.uk\/scouting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/dsc00380-teign-wray-valley-03-9th-september-2019-copyright-colin-burges_orig-640x480.jpg\" data-envira-src=\"https:\/\/www.teignrail.co.uk\/scouting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/dsc00380-teign-wray-valley-03-9th-september-2019-copyright-colin-burges_orig-640x480.jpg\" data-envira-gallery-id=\"3640\" data-envira-item-id=\"3633\" data-envira-caption=\"Micaceous hematite is easily identified. Rub this with a finger and it will glisten, hence the colloquial name &quot;shiny ore.&quot; Look at any old railway bridge painted &quot;battleship grey&quot; and the pigment will be micaceous hematite. The platelets of this mineral form an anti-corrosive coating superior to paints with a granular pigment.\" alt=\"Ferrubron Great Rock Mine\" title=\"Micaceous hematite is easily identified. Rub this with a finger and it will glisten, hence the colloquial name &quot;shiny ore.&quot; Look at any old railway bridge painted &quot;battleship grey&quot; and the pigment will be micaceous hematite. The platelets of this mineral form an anti-corrosive coating superior to paints with a granular pigment.\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" data-envira-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.teignrail.co.uk\/scouting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/dsc00380-teign-wray-valley-03-9th-september-2019-copyright-colin-burges_orig-640x480.jpg 400w,https:\/\/www.teignrail.co.uk\/scouting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/dsc00380-teign-wray-valley-03-9th-september-2019-copyright-colin-burges_orig-640x480.jpg 2x\" data-envira-width=\"300\" data-envira-height=\"200\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/\/\/\/\/yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-safe-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/\/\/\/\/yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><img src=\"https:\/\/www.teignrail.co.uk\/scouting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/dsc00379-teign-wray-valley-02-9th-september-2019-copyright-colin-burges_orig.jpg\" alt=\"Ferrubron Great Rock Mine\" \/><img src=\"https:\/\/www.teignrail.co.uk\/scouting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/dsc00380-teign-wray-valley-03-9th-september-2019-copyright-colin-burges_orig.jpg\" alt=\"Ferrubron Great Rock Mine\" \/><\/noscript><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teignrail.co.uk\/scouting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/dsc00385-teign-wray-valley-04-9th-september-2019-copyright-colin-burges_orig.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.teignrail.co.uk\/scouting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/dsc00385-teign-wray-valley-04-9th-september-2019-copyright-colin-burges_orig.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3632\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.teignrail.co.uk\/scouting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/dsc00385-teign-wray-valley-04-9th-september-2019-copyright-colin-burges_orig.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.teignrail.co.uk\/scouting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/dsc00385-teign-wray-valley-04-9th-september-2019-copyright-colin-burges_orig-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.teignrail.co.uk\/scouting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/dsc00385-teign-wray-valley-04-9th-september-2019-copyright-colin-burges_orig-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>A little way up the hill, the scout stopped to take in the view. At centre right can be seen the face of Whetcombe Quarry. The Teign Valley Branch ran beside the quarry, which had a private siding. On the skyline can be seen the Haldon Belvedere or Lawrence Castle. +<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teignrail.co.uk\/scouting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/dsc00384-teign-wray-valley-05-9th-september-2019-copyright-colin-burges_orig.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.teignrail.co.uk\/scouting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/dsc00384-teign-wray-valley-05-9th-september-2019-copyright-colin-burges_orig.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3631\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.teignrail.co.uk\/scouting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/dsc00384-teign-wray-valley-05-9th-september-2019-copyright-colin-burges_orig.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.teignrail.co.uk\/scouting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/dsc00384-teign-wray-valley-05-9th-september-2019-copyright-colin-burges_orig-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.teignrail.co.uk\/scouting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/dsc00384-teign-wray-valley-05-9th-september-2019-copyright-colin-burges_orig-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Standing on the Haldon ridge, the same landmark can be seen from the main line and from much of East Devon. +<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Dropping into Bovey, the scout picked up the Moretonhampstead<strong> <\/strong>Branch at this bridge.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.teignrail.co.uk\/scouting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/dsc00388-teign-wray-valley-05-9th-september-2019-copyright-colin-burges_orig.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3630\" width=\"556\" height=\"370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.teignrail.co.uk\/scouting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/dsc00388-teign-wray-valley-05-9th-september-2019-copyright-colin-burges_orig.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.teignrail.co.uk\/scouting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/dsc00388-teign-wray-valley-05-9th-september-2019-copyright-colin-burges_orig-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.teignrail.co.uk\/scouting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/dsc00388-teign-wray-valley-05-9th-september-2019-copyright-colin-burges_orig-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 556px) 100vw, 556px\" \/><figcaption>A\u00a0new concrete span in place of the steel that the scappies had away. The bitty &#8220;Wray Valley Trail&#8221; now goes as far as the next bridge.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.teignrail.co.uk\/scouting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/dsc00391-teign-wray-valley-06-9th-september-2019-copyright-colin-burges_orig.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3629\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.teignrail.co.uk\/scouting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/dsc00391-teign-wray-valley-06-9th-september-2019-copyright-colin-burges_orig.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.teignrail.co.uk\/scouting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/dsc00391-teign-wray-valley-06-9th-september-2019-copyright-colin-burges_orig-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.teignrail.co.uk\/scouting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/dsc00391-teign-wray-valley-06-9th-september-2019-copyright-colin-burges_orig-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>The next bridge, typical of the fine structures on the Moreton Branch, is not part of the trail. Beyond the bridge the path can be seen joining the road, which follows the line past Pullabrook Halt. It is not known whether the quiet road will form part of the trail or negotiations are in hand with landowners.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.teignrail.co.uk\/scouting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/dsc00392-teign-wray-valley-07-9th-september-2019-copyright-colin-burges_orig.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.teignrail.co.uk\/scouting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/dsc00392-teign-wray-valley-07-9th-september-2019-copyright-colin-burges_orig.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.teignrail.co.uk\/scouting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/dsc00392-teign-wray-valley-07-9th-september-2019-copyright-colin-burges_orig-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.teignrail.co.uk\/scouting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/dsc00392-teign-wray-valley-07-9th-september-2019-copyright-colin-burges_orig-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>A short section of the trail has been completed beyond Lustleigh Station bridge but is not yet in use.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-envira-envira-gallery\"><div id=\"envira-gallery-wrap-3641\" class=\"envira-gallery-wrap envira-gallery-theme-base envira-lightbox-theme-base\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\"><div style=\"opacity: 0.0\"  data-row-height=\"150\" data-gallery-theme=\"normal\" id=\"envira-gallery-3641\" class=\"envira-gallery-public envira-gallery-justified-public envira-gallery-0-columns envira-clear enviratope envira-gallery-css-animations\" data-envira-columns=\"0\"><div id=\"envira-gallery-item-3627\" class=\"envira-gallery-item enviratope-item envira-gallery-item-1 envira-lazy-load\" style=\"padding-left: 1px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-right: 1px;\"  itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><div class=\"envira-gallery-item-inner\"><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-top-left\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-top-right\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-bottom-left\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-bottom-right\"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teignrail.co.uk\/scouting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/dsc00397-teign-wray-valley-08-9th-september-2019-copyright-colin-burges_orig.jpg\" class=\"envira-gallery-3641 envira-gallery-link\" rel=\"enviragallery3641\" title=\"The trail uses the old line between two underbridges with new spans, then skirts Moretonhampstead Station, now occupied by the infidel.\" data-envira-caption=\"The trail uses the old line between two underbridges with new spans, then skirts Moretonhampstead Station, now occupied by the infidel.\" data-envira-retina=\"\" data-thumbnail=\"\"  itemprop=\"contentUrl\"><img id=\"envira-gallery-image-3627\" class=\"envira-gallery-image envira-gallery-image-1 envira-normal envira-lazy\" data-envira-index=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.teignrail.co.uk\/scouting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/dsc00397-teign-wray-valley-08-9th-september-2019-copyright-colin-burges_orig-640x480.jpg\" data-envira-src=\"https:\/\/www.teignrail.co.uk\/scouting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/dsc00397-teign-wray-valley-08-9th-september-2019-copyright-colin-burges_orig-640x480.jpg\" data-envira-gallery-id=\"3641\" data-envira-item-id=\"3627\" data-envira-caption=\"The trail uses the old line between two underbridges with new spans, then skirts Moretonhampstead Station, now occupied by the infidel.\" alt=\"Moretonhamsptead Station\" title=\"The trail uses the old line between two underbridges with new spans, then skirts Moretonhampstead Station, now occupied by the infidel.\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" data-envira-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.teignrail.co.uk\/scouting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/dsc00397-teign-wray-valley-08-9th-september-2019-copyright-colin-burges_orig-640x480.jpg 400w,https:\/\/www.teignrail.co.uk\/scouting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/dsc00397-teign-wray-valley-08-9th-september-2019-copyright-colin-burges_orig-640x480.jpg 2x\" data-envira-width=\"300\" data-envira-height=\"200\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/\/\/\/\/yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-safe-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/\/\/\/\/yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div id=\"envira-gallery-item-3626\" class=\"envira-gallery-item enviratope-item envira-gallery-item-2 envira-lazy-load\" style=\"padding-left: 1px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-right: 1px;\"  itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><div class=\"envira-gallery-item-inner\"><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-top-left\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-top-right\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-bottom-left\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-bottom-right\"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teignrail.co.uk\/scouting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/dsc00398-teign-wray-valley-09-9th-september-2019-copyright-colin-burges_orig.jpg\" class=\"envira-gallery-3641 envira-gallery-link\" rel=\"enviragallery3641\" title=\"It was unfair to subsidize the railways, the public was told, but its now all right to provide a massive hidden subsidy to road freight.\" data-envira-caption=\"It was unfair to subsidize the railways, the public was told, but its now all right to provide a massive hidden subsidy to road freight.\" data-envira-retina=\"\" data-thumbnail=\"\"  itemprop=\"contentUrl\"><img id=\"envira-gallery-image-3626\" class=\"envira-gallery-image envira-gallery-image-2 envira-normal envira-lazy\" data-envira-index=\"2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.teignrail.co.uk\/scouting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/dsc00398-teign-wray-valley-09-9th-september-2019-copyright-colin-burges_orig-640x480.jpg\" data-envira-src=\"https:\/\/www.teignrail.co.uk\/scouting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/dsc00398-teign-wray-valley-09-9th-september-2019-copyright-colin-burges_orig-640x480.jpg\" data-envira-gallery-id=\"3641\" data-envira-item-id=\"3626\" data-envira-caption=\"It was unfair to subsidize the railways, the public was told, but its now all right to provide a massive hidden subsidy to road freight.\" alt=\"Moretonhampstead Branch\" title=\"It was unfair to subsidize the railways, the public was told, but its now all right to provide a massive hidden subsidy to road freight.\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" data-envira-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.teignrail.co.uk\/scouting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/dsc00398-teign-wray-valley-09-9th-september-2019-copyright-colin-burges_orig-640x480.jpg 400w,https:\/\/www.teignrail.co.uk\/scouting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/dsc00398-teign-wray-valley-09-9th-september-2019-copyright-colin-burges_orig-640x480.jpg 2x\" data-envira-width=\"300\" data-envira-height=\"200\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/\/\/\/\/yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-safe-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/\/\/\/\/yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><img src=\"https:\/\/www.teignrail.co.uk\/scouting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/dsc00397-teign-wray-valley-08-9th-september-2019-copyright-colin-burges_orig.jpg\" alt=\"Moretonhamsptead Station\" \/><img src=\"https:\/\/www.teignrail.co.uk\/scouting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/dsc00398-teign-wray-valley-09-9th-september-2019-copyright-colin-burges_orig.jpg\" alt=\"Moretonhampstead Branch\" \/><\/noscript><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.teignrail.co.uk\/scouting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/dsc00405-teign-wray-valley-10-9th-september-2019-copyright-colin-burges_1_orig.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.teignrail.co.uk\/scouting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/dsc00405-teign-wray-valley-10-9th-september-2019-copyright-colin-burges_1_orig.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.teignrail.co.uk\/scouting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/dsc00405-teign-wray-valley-10-9th-september-2019-copyright-colin-burges_1_orig-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.teignrail.co.uk\/scouting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/dsc00405-teign-wray-valley-10-9th-september-2019-copyright-colin-burges_1_orig-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>The station entrance. This part of the old terminus is now not needed by the road haulier, who has applied to build an estate of 40 homes. The Teign Valley scribe has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teignrail.co.uk\/political-campaigning.php#moretonhampsteadstation\">objected <\/a>on the grounds that the railway will be needed in the future. The South West branch of Railfuture has also objected.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The cyclist at the next table in Central Cafe was served ham, egg and chips, but the scout was going to have ribeye, mushrooms, peas and chips for dinner and so settled for a sandwich.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Afterwards, he visited the Moretonhampstead Motor Museum. He hates the wretched things but is interested in how cars are put together.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.teignrail.co.uk\/scouting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/dsc00400-teign-wray-valley-12-9th-september-2019-copyright-colin-burges_orig.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3624\" width=\"591\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.teignrail.co.uk\/scouting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/dsc00400-teign-wray-valley-12-9th-september-2019-copyright-colin-burges_orig.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.teignrail.co.uk\/scouting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/dsc00400-teign-wray-valley-12-9th-september-2019-copyright-colin-burges_orig-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.teignrail.co.uk\/scouting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/dsc00400-teign-wray-valley-12-9th-september-2019-copyright-colin-burges_orig-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 591px) 100vw, 591px\" \/><figcaption>When self-centred transport was at least modest and compact.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">The photo above was taken for the benefit of the C.R.S. Webmaster, who it was thought once owned a vehicle like the one at centre. Keith Jenkin responded:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.teignrail.co.uk\/scouting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/dsc00400-teign-wray-valley-12-9th-september-2019-copyright-colin-burges-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3642\" width=\"222\" height=\"166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.teignrail.co.uk\/scouting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/dsc00400-teign-wray-valley-12-9th-september-2019-copyright-colin-burges-2.jpg 523w, https:\/\/www.teignrail.co.uk\/scouting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/dsc00400-teign-wray-valley-12-9th-september-2019-copyright-colin-burges-2-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 222px) 100vw, 222px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-small-font-size\" style=\"color:#022641\">This is not a motoring website, however I think it best to put it on record that we did own a Bond Minicar but not the exclusive model which I believe the one above is.\u00a0 Ours was a Bond Minicar Mark F, rather like the one at right. Our registration was SCT44 and we used to call it &#8216;Super Climbing Tricycle&#8217;. \u00a0 Top speed was of the order of 40 MPH or 55 coasting out of gear down a steep hill!\u00a0 We had it from 1960 to 1965 covering around about 50,000 miles. The engine was a Villiers 250cc.\u00a0 The brakes, rod and cable operated were very poor pulling to one side or the other depending on the load. The front wheel and the engine pivoted under the bonnet and turned through ninety degrees either way &#8211; thus the\u00a0 Bond could turn within the width of a narrow road.\u00a0 The front wheel drive was handy in snowy conditions &#8211; it often got me to work through blizzards. If a snow drift stopped one -it was possible to\u00a0 clear the drift by a sweeping motion! It often got me to work when other cars failed. There was no heater, through a paraffin sump heater left on all day and night kept the windscreen clear of ice and heated the underside of ones legs!! The run from Peterborough to Cornwall took 13 hours minimum. I understand that one of these completed the Monte-Carlo rally &#8211; I don&#8217;t think it won!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">The Motor Museum is housed in the former Devon General bus garage. The Great Western brought motor buses to the town in 1906 to replace the horse-drawn service between there and Chagford. The L. &amp; S.W.R. later ran an Exeter (Queen Street) to Chagford service. In 1912, a G.W. summer service to Princetown began.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Devon Motor Transport Ltd. began running services in the area in 1919 and its Exeter to Moreton route was taken over by Devon General Omnibus &amp; Touring Co. in 1924, which firm later extended its services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">The railway continued to run its service to Chagford until 1929, when it was taken over by Western National Omnibus Co. The railway&#8217;s buses were shedded at the station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">In 1931, the\u00a0<em>art deco\u00a0<\/em>depot was built in Court Street, large enough for double deckers. Seven buses were allocated here in summer. There were facilities for drivers and conductors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">The depot closed in 1971 and became a car garage. Buses were kept overnight in the public car park in Court Street, a practice which continued until 1992, when bus allocation to the town ceased.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teignrail.co.uk\/scouting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/dsc00407-teign-wray-valley-13-9th-september-2019-copyright-colin-burges_1_orig.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.teignrail.co.uk\/scouting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/dsc00407-teign-wray-valley-13-9th-september-2019-copyright-colin-burges_1_orig-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3623\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.teignrail.co.uk\/scouting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/dsc00407-teign-wray-valley-13-9th-september-2019-copyright-colin-burges_1_orig-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.teignrail.co.uk\/scouting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/dsc00407-teign-wray-valley-13-9th-september-2019-copyright-colin-burges_1_orig-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.teignrail.co.uk\/scouting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/dsc00407-teign-wray-valley-13-9th-september-2019-copyright-colin-burges_1_orig-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.teignrail.co.uk\/scouting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/dsc00407-teign-wray-valley-13-9th-september-2019-copyright-colin-burges_1_orig.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>For a change, the scout took the very steep pre-turnpike road (now a bridleway) out of town and stopped at a gate to look back. The red monsters at left position the station. Beyond the town can be seen Fernworthy Forest. +<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">The steak and chips went down well later.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Saturday 7th September 2019 the scout had a ride around his own back yard, East Dartmoor. Hennock, perched on the high ground between the two valleys, was home to Great Rock Mine. 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