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Although little is known about Torquay's early interest in having a railway to the town, the Westcountry as a whole was showing enthusiasm in the early 1820s. Some years later, in 1832, there was a serious attempt made to build a line from Newton to Torqu


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Technical Information (Metadata)
Technical Information (Metadata)
Title Value
Item  
Identifier ref 1478
Coverage Devon. Torquay
Creator Pike, John
Format pdf file
Publisher Torbay Library Services
Rights John Pike
Source Torbay Library Services
Subject Brunel. Railway. Construction
Type Text
Keywords brunel kitson atmospheric newton abbot watcombe broad-guage transport trains