The Plym Valley Railway is a heritage railway based on part of the now-closed South Devon and Tavistock Railway, a branch line of the Great Western Railway in Devon, England. History The line was originally part of the South Devon and Tavistock Railway, a broad gauge railway linking Plymouth with Tavistock in Devon, England. This opened in 1859, was converted to in 1892 and closed in 1962. Local enthusiasts set up a group in 1982 to restore part of the line as the Plym Valley Railway. The first section re-opened in May 2008 when trains could operate over of track as far as Lee Moor crossing, the site where the gauge Lee Moor Tramway (now the West Devon Way cycle path) used to cross the line on the level. A new station was constructed just north of the site of the original Marsh Mills railway station as that site is occupied by a line that serves the Marsh Mills china clay plant. The new station was provided with a shop, buffet and small museum. The preserved line was extended to on 30 December 2012, bringing it to in length. The 0-4-0ST steam locomotive "Albert" returned to service in December 2007 after receiving major repairs to its boiler. Albert has operated on all passenger trains and diesel No. 13002 has been used regularly on engineering trains. In 2009 preparation work commenced on returning 0-6-0ST "Byfield" to steam, seeing the locomotive stripped down to its main components for assessment. Location The Plym Valley Railway is based at which is close to the A38 road near Plymouth. It operates trains as far as . Rolling stock Steam locomotives Diesel locomotives Diesel multiple units Former Plym Valley Railway locomotives External links References Heritage railways in Devon Standard gauge railways in England