BUCKFASTLEIGH

23rd August 2004

Buckfastleigh was originally the terminus of the 1872 SDR branch from Totnes until the GWR extended the line to Ashburton. After closure by BR the Ashburton extension was largely obliterated by the construction of he A38, but the remainder of the line reopened as the Dart Valley Railway, later renamed the South Devon Railway.

The station building from the forecourt. 12th August 2004.	Close up of the entrance to the main building. 12th August 2004.	Detail of two of the windows on the station building. 12th August 2004.	The inside of the booking hall. 12th August 2004.
Cast iron fireplace in the booking hall. I don't know if this is original or a replacement. 12th August 2004.	Window detail inside the booking hall. 12th August 2004.	The station building seen from the platform. 12th August 2004.	Detail of one of the brackets supporting the platform awning. 12th August 2004.
Looking along the length of the platform from the fomer goods shed end. 12th August 2004.	A larger than usual GWR pagoda building on the platform. 12th August 2004.	The signal box at the Totnes end of the station. I don't know the building's history but it does appear to be a post-preservation addition. 12th August 2004.	General view of the station looking towards Totnes. 12th August 2004.
General view of the station from the footbridge, looking towards Ashburton. 12th August 2004.	The diminutive and unused platform on the up side. 12th August 2004.