allowed to leave Kingskerswell thinking the line was clear. Both lines were blocked and over 3,000 passengers had to be carried by bus between Newton Abbot and Torre. Another collision happened on 26 April 1958 when a passenger train approaching from Newton Abbot passed through two danger signals and collided with a freight train that was shunting in the station. Station name In the Torbay Council Mayoral Vision of 2008, it was proposed that this station be renamed 'Torquay Central Station', and the current Torquay Railway Station be renamed 'Torquay Seafront'; this did not materialise. Services Torre is served by Great Western Railway local trains in both directions on an approximately half-hourly basis during the day. Most trains run between Exmouth and Paignton, though some start/finish at Newton Abbot; on Sundays the service is less frequent and most trains only run between Exeter St Davids and Paignton. Some longer-distance trains normally call here, such as the GWR Paignton to London Paddington route. As the station lies on the Riviera Line it sees many mainline charter services (including steam hauled) pass through, such as the Torbay Express which runs between Bristol Temple Meads and Kingswear on selected summer Sundays. Torquay engine house The South Devon Railway was designed to be worked as an atmospheric railway, the trains propelled by stationary engines that created a vacuum in a pipe laid between the rails. An engine house was built a short distance to the north of the Torquay terminus that would have powered trains up the 1 in 75 (1.3%) gradient from the station, but it was never brought into use and conventional locomotives worked the trains instead. The building still stands in Torquay Road near the Lidl supermarket (at ). It was used for many years by the Longpark Pottery but is currently a fruit and vegetable warehouse. It can be glimpsed above the cutting on the right of trains approaching Torre from Newton Abbot. References Further reading Buildings and structures in Torquay Railway stations in Devon Former Great Western Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1848 Railway stations served by Great Western Railway Grade II listed railway stations Grade II listed buildings in Devon DfT Category F2 stations