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Princetown Railway Bridge

Princetown Railway Bridge

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Princetown Railway Bridge

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Dartmoor National Park

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Location: Walkhampton, West Devon, Devon, South West England, England, United Kingdom

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Kit P

December 16, 2020

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This old stone railway bridge once carried the trains that ran between Yelvertone and Dartmoor. Opened in 1883, it was mainly used for goods transport, carrying freight from the granite quarries near Princetown. Passengers could ride from Horrabridge to Princetown, as there wasn’t a passenger siding at Yelverton.

The line closed in 1956 and is now an excellent walking and cycling trail with a gravel surface. This is one of the bridges constructed for the railway and perhaps the finest example, looking almost out of place on the otherwise grassy, undulating moor.

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February 9, 2025

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