South West Heritage Steam Railways

The South West is a particularly rich area for preserved steam railways, with five of the most famous and picturesque of the nation's heritage lines in the region: the Bodmin & Wenford Railway, Dartmouth Steam Railway, South Devon Railway, Swanage Railway and West Somerset Railway. There were scenes of devastation after the 1955 Modernisation Plan and 1963 Beeching Report closed so many of our country