Some things I never tire of, like the Kingswear to Paignton line. Quite apart from the unique Dartmouth ferry approach and the harbourside location, Kingswear station just oozes with nostalgia, yet I never got there in time to see the Castle-hauled Torbay Express. There is something very romantic about the notion that this seaside haven with its bustling port and pastel-coloured houses clinging to their hillside was linked to London Paddington very directly. Viewed from Dartmouth waterfront, it’s reassuring to watch the steam trains snaking past the boatyard and the marina, skirting the estuary and beginning the climb to Greenway tunnel before disappearing into the trees, then just puffs of smoke.
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