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« Reply #15 on: September 12, 2013, 18:31:14 »
I expect it's Devonport (Devon) as the next station west is offically Devonport Dockyard.

It's a long walk from Devonport (Devon) to Devonport Dockyard, well 5 minutes,  Grin
The Railway goes through Devonport tunnel, which has a former Railway house above (on Albert Road), and Devonport GW» (Great Western - used as an abbreviation for the area / lines under the Great Western franchise, as opposed to FGW which includes "First", the company operating them too. For tickets - about) tunnel drains run into the former Southern Railway tunnel that crosses below.
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« Reply #16 on: September 12, 2013, 18:54:26 »
Quote from: smokey on September 12, 2013, 18:31:14
I expect it's Devonport (Devon) as the next station west is offically Devonport Dockyard.


You're 4 months late on this, the differentiation is almost certainly to do with Davenport...

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« Reply #17 on: September 12, 2013, 19:36:29 »
The former railway house was demolished last year, and the site now a used car lot. The Devonport Dockyard site is so large that it is served by no less than three railway stations: Devonport (Albert Road), Devonport Dockyard, and Keyham.
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« Reply #18 on: September 12, 2013, 21:01:12 »
Quote from: Pb_devon on September 12, 2013, 19:36:29
The former railway house was demolished last year, and the site now a used car lot. The Devonport Dockyard site is so large that it is served by no less than three railway stations: Devonport (Albert Road), Devonport Dockyard, and Keyham.

But I understand very few services call at these stations?
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« Reply #19 on: September 13, 2013, 10:18:37 »
Public transport to Devonport (NZ) (ferries from Auckland) are run by Connex. Did they ever run buses in Devon?
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« Reply #20 on: September 13, 2013, 13:35:35 »
Quote from: richwarwicker on September 12, 2013, 21:01:12
Quote from: Pb_devon on September 12, 2013, 19:36:29
The former railway house was demolished last year, and the site now a used car lot. The Devonport Dockyard site is so large that it is served by no less than three railway stations: Devonport (Albert Road), Devonport Dockyard, and Keyham.

But I understand very few services call at these stations?

Roughly a dozen a day, more for Devonport.  All the Gunnislake branch trains stop, plus some peak hour Cornwall stoppers.    Dockyard is a request stop for all trains. 
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« Reply #21 on: September 13, 2013, 18:32:25 »
But Devonport gets one HST▸ (High Speed Train (Inter City class 43 125 units)) every weekday!
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