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Moretonhampstead and South Devon Railway

Discussion in 'Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK' started by SpudUk, Oct 24, 2016.

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  1. DisusedBranch

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    Perish the thought that anyone should be anything other than deadly earnest and serious all the time on a railway forum.

    I nearly smiled just then, but managed to avoid it by giving myself a stern talking to and standing in the corner for the afternoon.:(
     
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    Now that did made me smile, but the whole WIBN derision has got very old indeed.
     
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    Maybe WIBN could be changed to NTH (nice to have). ;)
     
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    Not nearly derisive enough I am afraid!

    Paul H
     
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    How about "Wouldn't It Be Brilliant and Life-Enhancing" - or WIBBLE for short.
     
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  6. DisusedBranch

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    If I might be so conceited as to quote my own post from another thread, Lplus... While I would never be so presumptious as to believe that other NatPres members agree with me, I think the following is a reasonable summary of why a number of regulars default into derision when the latest fantasist inevitably, and rather tediously, comes along...
    Brilliant! Give than correspondent a gong :D
     
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    How far is
    Moretonhampstead from ashburton on the SDR?
     
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    By main road about 15 miles, less if you hike over part of Dartmoor. ;)
    There is no realistic way to connect the Ashburton Branch - which terminates at Buckfastleigh anyway - with the Moretonhamstead Branch which, as far as I recall, terminates around Teigngrace.
     
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    Rather than start a new thread, I am posting this here as John mentions the Stover Canal and Haytor Granite Railway.

    http://www.stovercanal.co.uk/news.htm
     
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    turn right at Heathfield, end up in Exeter and avoid the coast line.
     
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    Ah! I wondered if that old line would be mentioned. It served the country well during WW2.
     
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    It certainly featured in the discussions on diversions around Dawlish
     
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    Not for long, once the practicalities were looked into ...
     
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    Looking at an old OS map the route to Moretonhampsted must have been a very scenic one.
     
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    It was. Originally, when being proposed, it was hoped it would go a little further to Chagford, but that did not happen.
     
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    Thanks for sharing this - the restoration of the Stover canal is making good progress. It is a fascinating area for transport, even if the railway is at present out of use.

    John
     
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    The route north of Bovey Tracey is (very) gradually being developed as the Wray Valley cycle route
     
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