From the Devon & Cornwall Rail Partnership website (link below) :
http://www.carfreedaysout.com/events/tarevent.htmJazz Trains back for 2008
Tarka Line Jazz Trains will run again from Barnstaple to Eggesford during Summer 2008. Dates for 2008 are:
Friday 13 June, Sunday 29 June (a special Sunday lunch session with the Steve Tucker All Stars Band playing solely at the hotel), Friday 11th July, Friday 8th August and Friday 12th September.
The train will leave Barnstaple at 18 08, arriving at Eggesford at 18 37. Everyone then makes the short walk to the Fox and Hounds Country Hotel where the band continues to play.
The return train will leave Eggesford at 21 34, arriving back at 22 03. The Adult Cheap Day Return fare is £4.50 - four people travel for the price of two Adult Cheap Day Return fares - a total of £9.00
The train can't be booked in advance but you do need to book with the Fox and Hounds Hotel if you have dinner there while the band plays. Please follow the link to their website (
http://foxandhoundshotel.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=13&Itemid=49) or call them on 01769 580345