thumb|right|Torrington station on 15 June 1969 looking towards Bideford The branch line from Barnstaple to Bideford was extended to Great Torrington in July 1872 by the London and South Western Railway, which built a railway station and locomotive depot in the town. The station was always named 'Torrington', not 'Great Torrington'.
thumb|right|Torrington station on 15 June 1969 looking towards Bideford The branch line from Barnstaple to Bideford was extended to Great Torrington in July 1872 by the London and South Western Railway which built a railway station and locomotive depot in the town. The station was ,always named 'Torrington', not 'Great Torrington'.