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« Reply #60 on: March 19, 2021, 06:09:29 »

What fantastic news to wake up to this morning. Congratulations to all involved in this long-standing campaign. I hope that it will prove a resounding success and give more impetus to further developments in the region, notably reopening to Tavistock.
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« Reply #61 on: March 19, 2021, 08:07:43 »

BBC» (British Broadcasting Corporation - home page) spotlight local news are reporting the latest news,should be on again on the lunch time and evening news.

BBC breakfast news on friday(thats today) is reporting LIVE LIVE LIVE from Okehampton.
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« Reply #62 on: March 19, 2021, 08:08:34 »

GWR (Great Western Railway) release
https://gwr-newsroom.prgloo.com/news/devon-communities-to-be-better-connected-as-railway-line-set-to-reopen-for-first-time-in-50-years
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https://twitter.com/networkrailwest/status/1372827518122782721?s=21
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« Reply #63 on: March 19, 2021, 08:42:40 »

Live on BBC» (British Broadcasting Corporation - home page) breakfast as I type this.
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« Reply #64 on: March 19, 2021, 09:09:06 »

From https://dartmoorline.com/
Running every two hours at first but plans for hourly service with infrastructure upgrades.
Will it be a passing loop or making the two single line back to double track as far as the junction?
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Additional infrastructure work will take place on the route to enable GWR (Great Western Railway) to increase the service to hourly during 2022. More details will be published on this website when available. 
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« Reply #65 on: March 19, 2021, 09:24:16 »

From https://dartmoorline.com/
Running every two hours at first but plans for hourly service with infrastructure upgrades.
Will it be a passing loop or making the two single line back to double track as far as the junction?
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Additional infrastructure work will take place on the route to enable GWR (Great Western Railway) to increase the service to hourly during 2022. More details will be published on this website when available. 

Network Rail briefly announced the decision on line on Tuesday, and today have a longer piece with the mandatory quotes from usual suspects. On the technical side, that says:
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Since the beginning of 2020, working in partnership with Great Western Railway (GWR), Network Rail has been carrying out detailed investigations to understand what infrastructure and railway control system improvements are needed to bring the Dartmoor Line up to the required standards to enable GWR to operate trains safely.

Now that the green light has been received and investigations have been completed, Network Rail engineers will start immediately to undertake a range of works including drainage, fencing and earthworks, and will lay over 11 miles of track, replace 24,000 concrete sleepers and install nearly 29,000 tonnes of ballast before running test trains on the track ahead of fully reopening the railway to passengers.

As part of these upgrades, improvements are also going to be made to Okehampton station including installing a ticket vending machine, Help Point, public address system, information screens, CCTV (Closed Circuit Tele Vision) and free WiFi. A ‘Pay & Display' car park will also be introduced with dedicated disabled bays, and the station building and platform will be fully accessible.

They provide a link to the Dartmoor Line site for more details, and that has the following answer to the above question:
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Why is the line not being given an hourly train service from Day 1?

To bring the Dartmoor Line back into full operational use as quickly and safely as possible, a substantial amount of work needs to be carried out to the existing infrastructure.

Network Rail are focused on assessing and renewing the track, bridges and drainage to allow the line to re-open in 2021 with one train every two hours in service. Further work to upgrade the infrastructure will enable the line speed to be increased, permitting an hourly passenger service to start by summer 2022.
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« Reply #66 on: March 19, 2021, 09:38:52 »


BBC» (British Broadcasting Corporation - home page) breakfast news on friday(thats today) is reporting LIVE LIVE LIVE from Okehampton.

Darn, I missed it! Absolutely excellent news, though.


From https://dartmoorline.com/
Running every two hours at first but plans for hourly service with infrastructure upgrades.
Will it be a passing loop or making the two single line back to double track as far as the junction?
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2022 timetable
Additional infrastructure work will take place on the route to enable GWR (Great Western Railway) to increase the service to hourly during 2022. More details will be published on this website when available. 

Once the line is up to standard, I would imagine a train could get from Crediton to Okehampton and back comfortably within the hour, even with a gap to fit into the current Barnstaple service. A passing loop would future proof it, but that isn't the NR» (Network Rail - home page) way.

I would think the next campaign will be to reopen North Tawton station.
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« Reply #67 on: March 19, 2021, 10:11:16 »

Fantastic news! More!
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« Reply #68 on: March 19, 2021, 11:09:23 »

I can't see North Tawton, Bow, reopening as they are just too far from the villages. Yeoford has more development potential.

It will be important to transfer the trailing crossover from Crediton to Coleford Junction and should not cost a fortune.
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« Reply #69 on: March 19, 2021, 11:22:24 »

I can't see North Tawton, Bow, reopening as they are just too far from the villages. Yeoford has more development potential.

I may have missed it in all the flow of publicity - but will the trains be stopping at Sampford Courtney?
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« Reply #70 on: March 19, 2021, 11:33:59 »

I was wondering about that too... it is certainly a possibility! https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/SMC/details.html
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« Reply #71 on: March 19, 2021, 11:54:25 »

I can't see North Tawton, Bow, reopening as they are just too far from the villages. Yeoford has more development potential.

I may have missed it in all the flow of publicity - but will the trains be stopping at Sampford Courtney?

Answer is on www.dartmoorline.com - in short, no, they won't. 
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« Reply #72 on: March 19, 2021, 12:18:10 »

I can't see North Tawton, Bow, reopening as they are just too far from the villages. Yeoford has more development potential.

I may have missed it in all the flow of publicity - but will the trains be stopping at Sampford Courtney?

Answer is on www.dartmoorline.com - in short, no, they won't. 

Thanks ... FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) says "Selected services will also stop at [snip] Newton St Cyres" and that's in addition to the stations shown on the map ... by lack of mention that rules out others. I'm sure the intermediate decisions all make sense.

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« Reply #73 on: March 19, 2021, 12:20:25 »

It also says "Other stations on the route (such as Sampford Courtenay) are not planned to open under the current scheme."  That's in the 'Stations' section on the main website.
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« Reply #74 on: March 19, 2021, 15:25:20 »

The opening of a new station at Okehampton East will make Sampford Courtenay even less viable, I'd have thought.
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