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Bideford Railway Heritage Centre Open Days
Heritage Open Day: Working on the railway - visit the signal box and exhibition in guards van. Bideford Station EX39 4BB – working on the railway. Signal Box and exhibition about the history of the railway in the guards van. Cafe and related railway memorabilia in the carriages.
The railway came to Bideford in 1855 originally terminating on the quay. The current station was built in 1872 when the line was extended to Torrington. A victim of the 1960s ‘Beeching Cuts’ the last train ran in 1982. After the track was lifted in 1985 the line was turned into a linear park and renamed the Tarka Trial in 1994. No booking required. Organised by Bideford Railway Heritage Centre
The railway came to Bideford in 1855 originally terminating on the quay. The current station was built in 1872 when the line was extended to Torrington. A victim of the 1960s ‘Beeching Cuts’ the last train ran in 1982. After the track was lifted in 1985 the line was turned into a linear park and renamed the Tarka Trial in 1994. No booking required. Organised by Bideford Railway Heritage Centre
Sat 12 Sep to Saturday 19 September
Railway Terrace, Bideford, Devon EX39 4BB
Sat 12 Sep:1100-1500; Sat 19 Sep:1100-1500; Free Entry.
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