October 1966.) Clevedon Cheddar Valley line (From Yatton; also known as the Strawberry Line.) Station list given at Cheddar Valley Line Weston-super-Mare branch (From Weston Junction; opened 14 June 1841; closed 1 March 1884; superseded by Weston-super-Mare loop) Weston-super-Mare Weston-super-Mare loop (Opened by GWR on 1 March 1884. (Included here because of its intimate connection with the B&ER main line.) Worle; opened 1 March 1884; closed 2 January 1922 Weston Milton Halt; opened 3 July 1933 Weston-super-Mare Yeovil branch (From Durston.) Station list given at Yeovil to Taunton Line. Chard branch (From Creech St Michael. Opened to passengers 11 September 1866, and to goods in March 1867. Closed to passengers in 1962, and to goods traffic in 1966.) Station list given at Chard Branch Line. Tiverton branch (From Tiverton Junction. Opened on 12 June 1848. Closed on 5 October 1964.) Halberton Halt; opened 5 December 1927 Tiverton Minehead branch (From Watchet Junction, later Norton Fitzwarren; opened to Watchet 31 March 1862 and extended to Minehead on 16 July 1874. Worked by B&ER. Closed in 1971 and reopened in 1976 as a heritage line.) Station list given at West Somerset Railway. Barnstaple branch (From Watchet Junction; opened to Wiveliscombe 8 June 1871, and on to Barnstaple 1 November 1873. Worked by B&ER. Closed in 1966.) Station list given at Devon and Somerset Railway. Locomotives Locomotives for the railway were provided by the Great Western Railway until its working arrangement finished on 1 May 1849, after which the Bristol and Exeter provided its own locomotives. Engine sheds were provided at major stations and on some branches, and workshops were established at Bristol in September 1854. Charles Hutton Gregory was responsible for the locomotives until May 1850, when James Pearson was appointed as Locomotive Engineer. He designed several classes of tank engines, including his distinctive large 4-2-4T locomotives, the first of which were introduced in 1854. Notes See also The Great Western Mail Robbery 1849 References Further reading (for note on Exeter St Davids above). Great Western Railway constituents 7 ft gauge railways Pre-grouping British railway companies Rail transport in Somerset Rail transport in Devon Companies formerly listed on the London Stock Exchange Railway companies established in 1836 Railway lines opened in 1844 Railway companies disestablished in 1876 History of Somerset History of Devon 1836 establishments in England Works of Isambard Kingdom Brunel British companies disestablished in 1876 British companies established in 1836