South Devon Railway
The Station, TQ11 0DZ
Buckfastleigh, Devon
Business profile
The South Devon Railway is one of Devon's and the West Country's best loved tourist attractions.It is a seven mile former Great Western Railway branch line, built in 1872, which runs along the stunning valley of the River Dart between Buckfastleigh and Totnes. We run steam trains with heritage rolling stock and offer a wonderful all day attraction for families and people of all ages.Trains run from around Easter to the end of October as well as at Christmas and the February half term week.Find us just off the A38 at Buckfastleigh, very close to the famous Buckfast Abbey, or by train to Totnes on the Great Western main line.Buckfastleigh is around 22 miles from Exeter, 21 miles from Plymouth and 13 miles from Paignton.South Devon Railway Engineering Ltd specialises in railway engineering for the heritage sector and National Rail train operating companies, from retyring and reprofiling wheels to locomotive repairs & restoration and has a specialist boiler making and repair division.