TIME TRAVELLER
Apr 16, 2018
2 minutes
50 YEARS AGO... MAY 1968
■ DARTMOOR CLOSURE: Passenger services between Okehampton and Bere Alston via Tavistock were withdrawn from May 6, leaving separate services to operate from Exeter to Okehampton and Plymouth to Gunnislake. Okehampton lost its passenger service in 1972, but the line remained open for stone traffic from nearby Meldon Quarry.
There is now a growing campaign to reopen the line to provide an alternative route between
You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.
Start your free 30 days