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858:Padgett, David (June 2018) . Munsey, Myles (ed.).
610:be carried by bus between Newton Abbot and Torre.
940:Sheppard, Geof (2005). "Goods Traffic at Torre".
917:The Newton Abbot to Kingswear Railway (1844–1988)
475:at Livermead so the original station was renamed
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1047:. Didcot: Wild Swan Publication.
959:. Wimbourne: The Dovecote Press.
832:"Torre Railway Station (1218006)"
423:(353 km) down the line from
16:Railway station in Devon, England
1744:Grade II listed railway stations
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915:Potts, C R (1998).
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150:Station code
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1658:Plym Bridge
1653:Marsh Mills
1460:Avocet Line
1364:Copplestone
1215:Bere Alston
1011:27 February
798: /
503:amalgamated
457:broad gauge
100: /
76:Coordinates
1713:Categories
1446:Okehampton
1404:Barnstaple
1394:Umberleigh
1331:Tarka Line
1287:Teignmouth
1158:Teignmouth
1025:Table 135
942:Broadsheet
811:References
783:50°29′07″N
496:goods shed
488:train shed
350:Designated
336:– Grade II
238:Passengers
219:Opened as
127:Managed by
85:50°28′22″N
1693:Staverton
1615:Kingswear
1580:Axminster
1560:Cranbrook
1399:Chapelton
1379:Eggesford
1302:Starcross
1240:Devonport
1173:Starcross
1143:Ivybridge
1133:Devonport
786:3°33′12″W
773:instead.
692:Kingswear
654:Class 166
505:with the
449:7 ft
204:Key dates
137:Platforms
88:3°32′47″W
1635:Paignton
1625:Churston
1493:Newcourt
1441:Crediton
1354:Crediton
1267:Paignton
1245:Plymouth
1235:Dockyard
1138:Plymouth
1128:Dockyard
670:Paignton
644:Services
636:renamed
607:Paignton
525: in
484:platform
419:12
230:Renamed
120:SX903648
56:Location
1575:Honiton
1570:Feniton
1565:Whimple
1518:Exmouth
1498:Topsham
1374:Lapford
1359:Yeoford
1292:Dawlish
1272:Torquay
1163:Dawlish
843:20 July
744:Torquay
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666:Exmouth
621:In the
589:Torquay
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520:⁄
465:Torquay
443:History
409:Torquay
361:1218006
342:Feature
299:2022/23
286:2021/22
273:2020/21
260:2019/20
247:2018/19
221:Torquay
211: (
169:History
71:England
60:Torquay
1681:Totnes
1555:Pinhoe
1230:Keyham
1148:Totnes
1123:Keyham
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379:Notes
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1049:ISBN
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961:ISBN
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864:ISBN
845:2016
690:and
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