The Torbay area is a holiday destination known as the English Riviera.
Please see the This item will only be visible to you, admins, and anyone marked as a creator.This item will only be visible in searches to you, your friends, and admins. #Paignton - Animals on the railway between Newton Abbot and Paignton are causing disruption to … The All stations except Greenway Halt have booking offices and catering and shop facilities, but those at Goodrington Sands and Churston are only open at busy times and tickets are issued on the train most of the time.
Explore Anstey's Cove or walk to Paignton (and get the train back) or on as far as Brixham. It had been built using the Except in peak season, most train services from 18 April 1966 operated as a shuttle service from On 30 December 1972, the line was sold to the Dart Valley Light Railway Ltd, which at that time operated the nearby An independent station alongside the main station at Paignton, known as "Queens Park", was opened to serve the Kingswear trains on the site of the old Park Sidings.
Murders! Torquay is a great setting-off point for walks on the glorious South West Coast Path. The following year saw the Dartmouth Steam Railway's station at Paignton rebuilt in GWR style, and a new unstaffed station opened at The Dart Valley Railway Company Ltd was formed initially to purchase the trackbed and station sites of the Totnes to Ashburton line, which is now known as the In 2010, the South Devon Railway Trust bought the freehold of the Totnes to Ashburton line from what was the Dart Valley Railway plc, on 8 February 2010. Passengers from Cornwall, Plymouth and Totnes will …
Nation Rail confirm disruption is expected until 2.30pm.
It was the home of the Royal Navy in the reign of Edward III.
Formerly spelt Peynton and Paington, the name derives from Paega's town which was the original Anglo-Saxon settlement. Paignton train station is located in the town centre and is served by Great Western Railway The line from Exeter is particularly scenic and is worth the journey if for no other reason than then scenery. Purchase your ticket from our booking office or kiosk and see below for the timetable. It is known for its fantastic scenery including three large viaducts, Goodrington Sands Beach and the run alongside the River Dart where Ferries connect to Dartmouth. The Dartmouth Steam Railway, formerly known as the Paignton and Dartmouth Steam Railway, is a 6.7-mile (10.8 km) heritage railway on the former Great Western Railway branch line between Paignton and Kingswear in Devon, England. The town is also very close to the Dartmoor National Park.
The view is also truly glorious at night with the lights reflecting onto the sea and looking across the Bay to the lights of...Brixham - pirate and fishing town! From spotting dolphins to seals, kingfishers to buzzards, pheasants, herons and egrets, the wildlife is superb.
The booking office is manned throughout the week (Monday - Friday 08:30 - 17:15, Saturday 08:30 - 16:55, Sunday 10:10 - 16:30), with a self-service ticket machine also in place for use at other times.
No tokens are normally in use. A sun-soaked holiday resort at the end of one of the country's most idyllic stretches of railway, Paignton is one of the three towns on the East Devon coastline that make up the area of Torbay. It attracts people worldwide who are concerned with the environmental and sustainability.