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Supporting the Dartmoor Line
 After nearly 50 years, daily regular passenger trains to Okehampton recommenced with the 0632 from Exeter on November 20th 2021, seen here arriving at Okehampton at 0710. |
Following the damage caused by Storm Henk at the beginning of the year, we regret that the footbridge remains closed until Devon County Council can repair it. Consequently the museum cannot be overseen by shop staff, and will only be opened on days when platform 2 volunteers are in attendance, i.e. Wednesdays and Saturdays between 1000 and 1600. These opening hours will apply from Easter.
Welcome to the award-winning website of the DRA. We are an all-volunteer organisation dedicated to supporting the former London & South Western Railway/Southern Railway route between Meldon Viaduct and the site of the former Coleford Junction, centred on Okehampton Station.
Nearly 50 years since closure, regular Okehampton - Exeter services recommenced on November 20th 2021, operated by GWR and marketed as The Dartmoor Line. The new service has a dedicated website, dartmoorline.com
As yet the future of the Okehampton to Meldon section is unclear.
 The nameplate from Bulleid West Country Pacific locomotive 21C113/34013 'Okehampton', built at Brighton in 1945, and withdrawn in July 1967. Sadly it didn't survive into preservation. |
Our website isn't very smart or cool, but we try hard to keep it up to date, informative and free of errors, without taking ourselves too seriously. Constructive criticism is always welcome. Please send comments, suggestions, complaints and, above all, praise, to info@dartmoor-railway-association.org .
We suggest that regular visitors start at the Website Updates page, to see what's new since the previous visit.
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