The Devon & Cornwall Railcard has become the first regional railcard in the UK to go digital.
Residents in Devon and Cornwall, aged 16 or over, can now purchase the railcard, download it to their phone and use it to save up to a 1/3 on standard class rail fares. Read more
For the first time in more than a decade, Music Trains will return to the Tamar Valley Line this month (June).There will be two Music Trains – one on Friday 16, the second two weeks later on Friday 30 June. On Friday 16 June, The Kit Hillbillies will be playing good time bluegrass and acoustic roots music on the 17 33 train from Gunnislake to Plymouth and the 18 38 train from Plymouth to Gunnislake.On Read more
Did you know? You can now turn a Sunday trip from Plymouth on the scenic Tamar Valley Line into a Dartmoor day out. It’s thanks to a new bus service linking Gunnislake railway station, Tavistock and Princetown on Summer Sundays from 28 May to 24 September 2023. Read more
Carnet tickets on the Tamar Valley Line are currently half price thanks to a special offer.
What is a carnet?
Carnets are books of five Anytime Day Return tickets. They are valid on any day on any train until 30 June 2023. Read more
Devon & Cornwall Rail Partnership and GWR staff got ‘decked out’ as pirates at Plymouth station this week to launch a themed treasure hunt to inspire families to visit Looe by train.
Looe Pirate Trail starts today (Monday 3rd April 2023) and invites swashbuckling youngsters to “find the crew lost in Looe”. Read more
A large new namesign and garden has been installed at Pinhoe station.The sign and garden have been installed by Network Rail Western Route for the Devon & Cornwall Rail Partnership, working with Pinhoe Community Hub, the station adopters.Bradford’s have supplied the bark chippings for the garden free of charge and plants have been funded by Pinhoe Community Hub, thanks to a grant from South Western Railway, and the Rail Partnership. Read more
Project partners, funders and former railway staff gathered at Okehampton station today to mark the completion of the station heritage restoration project, part of the overall Dartmoor Line reopening work.
Former train driver and County Councillor Richard Westlake cut a ribbon to open the heritage display in the old booking office. Read more
CASE STUDY | To respond to people’s urge to get back outdoors following the pandemic, the Devon and Cornwall Rail Partnership (DCRP) mounted a year-long campaign to promote the scenic ‘walks from the railway’ available across the two counties.
CASE STUDY | With all the excitement and attention surrounding the re-opening of Okehampton station the Devon and Cornwall Rail Partnership (DCRP) working with Mayes Creative (MC), wanted to ensure communities in Okehampton and Crediton were engaged with the railway in as broad a way as possible across all age groups, abilities and interests.
CASE STUDY | Turning an eyesore into an asset for the local community
On Saturday 24th September, Okehampton station will be the setting for Destination Dartmoor, an event celebrating the history of the railway and Dartmoor through film, photography and art.
Running from 10 00 until 16 30, the event will feature a number of pop up events throughout the day as well as guided walks from the station. Read more
Hollywood came to Barnstaple last week at the film premiere of four new promotional videos showing how easy it is to explore North Devon by train and bus.
The films highlight the easy onward bus connections at Barnstaple railway station to destinations including Ilfracombe, Instow, Bideford and Lynton. Read more
At the national Community Rail Awards, held in Southampton on Thursday 9th December, the Devon & Cornwall Rail Partnership, GWR and Network Rail won the ‘Best Communications’ category for their work to inform people about the reopening of the Okehampton-Exeter line and to involve the community. Read more
Additional CCTV cameras have been installed at Barnstaple station in a joint project with the Stationmaster’s Cafe there.
12 new high quality CCTV cameras and a recording system have been installed, improving coverage of the perimeter of the cafe and station.Where Read more
A new interactive history trail has been launched in Crediton with the aim of encouraging more visitors to the town by train. The trail has been put together by the Turning Tides Project which is based in Crediton Station Tea Rooms.The Read more
After nearly 50 years and amid great celebrations, the Dartmoor Line between Exeter and Okehampton in Devon reopened to regular, daily, year round services on Saturday 20th November.
The line is the first to be reinstated under the government’s Restoring Your Railway initiative. Read more
Attractive new “Welcome to the Tamar Valley Line” maps have been installed at Plymouth and Gunnislake stations. The maps aim to inspire days out using the train. Local artist Ian Pethers who lives close to Gunnislake station drew the maps with additional design work undertaken by local firm Graphic Words. Read more
CASE STUDY | More than 75 entries showcased talent within the community
The old signalbox at Bere Alston station has been restored, thanks to a Devon & Cornwall Rail Partnership project.
The signalbox is of historical significance and dates from the opening of the Plymouth – Lydford line in 1890. The line north of Bere Alston closed in 1968 and two years later, the line from St Budeaux was singled resulting in the closure of the signalbox itself on 7 September 1970. Read more
A new Heritage Centre for the Looe Valley Line has opened at Liskeard station.
The centre is in three rooms in the Liskeard & Looe Railway Building which is on Platform 3. The building dates back to the 1901 opening of the line into Liskeard from Coombe Junction which saw Liskeard and Looe linked by rail for the first time. Read more