Buses will replace trains between Axminster and Exeter St Davids from Saturday 9 November to Friday 22 November whilst we make track upgrades in the Honiton area.
During this two-week period, engineers will install a mile of new track through Honiton Tunnel, replacing the existing 50-year-old infrastructure. This upgrade includes the installation of new sleepers and ballast, ensuring...
This week, Pecorama is set to host its highly anticipated annual Loco Week from Tuesday to Sunday, offering a thrilling experience for train enthusiasts and families.
This event promises a variety of activities and exhibits, making it a must-visit for anyone interested in miniature railways and locomotives.
Visitors can look forward to a range of exciting highlights...
One of Devon’s most popular tourist attractions, Pecorama, is celebrating the opening of its recently renovated railway modelling exhibition, owned and curated by PECO, on the birthday anniversary of its late founder, Sydney Pritchard.
Pecorama and its parent company PECO Model Railways, are commemorating the occasion with a company timeline that marks and documents all of the...
SOUTH Western Railway (SWR) has outlined its services during industrial action on Friday 12, Saturday 13 and between Monday 15 and Saturday 20 May.
On Friday 12 May a nationwide strike by ASLEF union members will affect SWR’s network-wide depot drivers, who bring trains in and out of service, as well as drivers on the Island Line.
The proposed new Cullompton railway station is still thought to be on track for a 2025 opening.
At a full meeting on Wednesday [26 October], Mid Devon District Council leader Bob Deed told councillors that Network Rail is leading projects to reopen stations at Cullompton and Wellington “with a view to opening both stations in...
Customers at four of South Western Railway’s (SWR) stations in Devon are set to benefit from the latest round of a multi-million pound repainting scheme.
The £1.5m programme, which started in 2021, has seen 57 stations across the SWR network repainted both internally and externally in 2021/2022 alone.
As part of the programme, Axminster, Feniton, Honiton and Whimple stations...
South Western Railway (SWR) has completed the installation of Co Bikes docking stations plus 30 e-bikes at Cranbrook and Honiton stations, launching a new eco-friendly onward travel option for their customers.
The e-bikes, supplied by Co Bikes, will provide SWR customers with a green and efficient transport alternative, helping to tackle congestion on roads, improve air quality and...
Award winning Devon Artist Becky Bettesworth has collaborated with Network Rail, GWR, Department for Transport, Devon County Council and the Devon and Cornwall Rail Partnership to use her Dartmoor Travel poster to launch the reopening of The Dartmoor Line from Okehampton to Exeter.
The reopening will be the first railway line to be reinstated under the Department for Transport’s '...
Repairs to four breakwaters, which protect the coast from the force of waves, will begin in November to immediately improve protection for the Dawlish sea wall and the railway running along the coast.
The work is expected to take six months and community events will be held in Dawlish, Teignmouth and Holcombe in the coming weeks for local communities to find out more.
