Campaign for Tavistock reopening

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[ACE]

Further update from Kilbride;

http://www.kilbridegroup.com/docs/view_news.asp?nid=53

There was a chap dressed in all the appropriate gear seemingly carrying out inspection/testing work on the skewed iron bridge over the lower Tavistock-BA^» (British Airways - about) road yesterday and a van parked on the trackbed today,so it would appear that things are still moving apace.One of the engineering people who were giving the presentation at BA station a couple of months ago said that the iron bridge may need replacing,maybe that is the point of the work being carried out at the moment.

When they said they looked into Devon and cornwall for line reopenings. It made me wonder wether there was any scope for lines in Cornwall to reopen.

Now I would like to see trains again to Padstow, bearing in mind, Wadebridge town excepted, the line is still in place, and with the B&W railway still working on their extension programme, could there be a case (after a successful Tavistock re instatement hopefully) of relaying to Padstow, surely of all the closures and based on how busy the town is these days, this could be the first of any rail re instatements in Cornwall? Or would Rick Stein etc 'kick off' big time?
Back to Tavistock though just how much longer are the first trains away, and why does it take so long (first seriously 'mooted' around 1989!) to achieve any rail re instatement in England??

[Plymboi]

When they said they looked into Devon and cornwall for line reopenings. It made me wonder wether there was any scope for lines in Cornwall to
Now I would like to see trains again to Padstow, bearing in mind, Wadebridge town excepted, the line is still in place, and with the B&W railway still working on their extension programme, could there be a case (after a successful Tavistock re instatement hopefully) of relaying to Padstow, surely of all the closures and based on how busy the town is these days, this could be the first of any rail re instatements in Cornwall? Or would Rick Stein etc 'kick off' big time?
Back to Tavistock though just how much longer are the first trains away, and why does it take so long (first seriously 'mooted' around 1989!) to achieve any rail re instatement in England??

2016/17 has been the start date mooted around for tavistock.

Yeah I know how you feel, Scotland is so far ahead of England when it comes to rail reopenings. They have opened striling-alloa, airdrie-bathgate, many many station reopenings. And now they have started work on the borders railway, the biggest rail project since Victorian times. And in England there is so much red tape and protocols.

It annoys me that the actually building of the rail line would take mere months, its the paper work/ work orders that takes years.

[Kernow Otter]

Great idea, but there is a co-op in the way at Wadebridge......

[ellendune]

Great idea, but there is a co-op in the way at Wadebridge......

And after that the inner ring road.. ... and the Camel Trail

[alexross42]

Although it would be great to be able to travel by rail to Padstow again, there would be immense opposition for obliterating the Camel Trail, not only from the public but from local business & the council too - the extra income it brings to the region must be fairly considerable and there isn't the room for both to exist side by side.

[swrural]

Hmm.  Perhaps on that basis, St Erth to St Ives should be made a cycle path as clearly it would be better for the local economy; similarly Par to Newquay (etc).   

[6 OF 2 redundant adjunct of unimatrix 01]

They are talking about turning the old sidmouth branch into a cycle path and I fear that if it gets the go ahead that it will be the end to any chance of the line reopening, I know it's not a huge population area but it would serve two towns and help reduce congestion in Exeter could also increase tourism to sidmouth ... I say could as this does seem to be a local place for local people the precious things must be protected on mutters moor

[swrural]

They are talking about turning the old sidmouth branch into a cycle path and I fear that if it gets the go ahead that it will be the end to any chance of the line reopening, I know it's not a huge population area but it would serve two towns and help reduce congestion in Exeter could also increase tourism to sidmouth ... I say could as this does seem to be a local place for local people the precious things must be protected on mutters moor

How would it be proposed to cross the new A30 dual carriageway (line or cyclepath)?  Is there animus for the branch to be rebuilt anyway?

[JayMac]

Is there animus for the branch to be rebuilt anyway?

Well, at least it wasn't an abbreviation or initialism. But animus? A bit of Latin by the looks of it. Context or plain English may be more helpful. 

[swrural]

Mea culpa.

[Andy]

The speculation and discussion triggered by the comment in the Kilbride document is interesting but perhaps needs a separate thread. Having left Tavistock behind for various destinations, including Padstow,Chacewater, Fowey and Sidmouth, the thread seems to be wandering somewhat. If Tavistock proves to be a success, maybe other possibilities will be looked at.   

[6 OF 2 redundant adjunct of unimatrix 01]

Currently no active campaigns, you do get the odd murmuring now and then

[TonyK]

Mea culpa.

Clara voce rideo.

[Andy]

Currently no active campaigns, you do get the odd murmuring now and then

Feel guilty abt posting this as it's off-topic but...
   Is the campaign to relay Parkandillack-St Dennis Jcn as part of the eco-towns project a dead duck? There was talk of the incinerator being rail-served as well at one point, wasn't there?

[Chris from Nailsea]

Hmm. 

As well as going off at various tangents on this particular topic, we seem to have overlooked our manners.

May I now offer our rather belated customary warm welcome to the Coffee Shop forum to you, alexross42?