Railway Week: New Gates

Bit of a rail theme this week as I attempt to catch up on some of the railway news from the last few weeks

THE Plym Valley Railway station at Plympton is set for a revamp. Brand new iron gates will welcome visitors as part of a plan to give the Coypool entrance a facelift.The organisation that runs the heritage railway has submitted a planning application to Plymouth City Council for the site. The first part of the old railway opened in 2001 as part of a plan to restore part of the former Great Western line between Plymouth and Tavistock. The Plym Valley Railway Company also wants to put up an entrance wall and railings along part of the track at the Tavistock junction freight yard. Some of the railings came from the Royal Citadel, which was getting rid of them. A public consultation period ends on November 18 EVENING HERALD 25 OCTOBER 2014

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Plym Valley Railway

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