Just the ticket for a great day out!

The South Devon Railway is one of Devon’s and the West Country’s best loved tourist attractions and is the longest established steam railway in the south west.

It is a seven mile former Great Western Railway branch line, built in 1872, which runs along the stunning valley of the River Dart between Buckfastleigh and Totnes. We run steam trains with heritage rolling stock and offer a wonderful all day attraction for families and people of all ages.

Ride the South Devon Railway and, while you are with us, you can visit the Totnes Rare Breeds Farm and Dartmoor Otters & Buckfast Butterflies. Find us just off the A38 at Buckfastleigh, very close to the famous Buckfast Abbey, or by train to Totnes on the Great Western main line.

Buckfastleigh is around 22 miles from Exeter, 21 miles from Plymouth and 13 miles from Paignton.

In 2009, we celebrated 40 years since the line reopened and, in 2007, the South Devon Railway was voted Heritage Railway of the Year. Meanwhile, on 8th February 2010, we purchased the freehold of our line.... for £1! Read more. What a fitting way for us to celebrate the 175th anniversary of the Great Western Railway!

Please browse our website to find out all about us - and we look forward to meeting you! 

We are one of Devon's TOP attractions! 

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A new unofficial site has also been launched by photographers Sarah Anne Harvey and Maureen Douglas-Green.