Thanks! Feel free to subscribe! Trying to get my channel to 1000 subs this year.

Appreciate it Martin! 😀 🚂

Thanks Richard appreciate it! 😊

Feel free to subscribe! Lots of lines covered and still to do!

Thanks! Feel free to subscribe - I am trying to recreate many more lost lines around the country

The line was closed as a result of British Railways's regional policies. The Ilfracombe branch belonged to the Southern Region, previously Southern Railway. The Great Western Railway, and its successor, the Western Region, also had a presence in Devon and Cornwall. British Railways adopted a "one city, one region" policy, with the obvious exception of London. At the beginning of 1963, the entire Southern system west of Salisbury was transferred to the Western Region, and it was normal for the receiving region to run down the services it had inherited. After the summer of 1964, trains from Waterloo ran no further than Exeter. Passengers for Ilfracombe and other destinations had to continue in high-density diesel multiple units, not really attractive for a journey of 55 miles. (Some destinations were even further.) On summer Saturdays, Ilfracombe had one train to and from London, but it ran from Paddington. When the Taunton to Barnstaple line closed in 1966, that train had to reverse at Exeter, if it still ran. Meanwhile, the Ilfracombe branch lost its freight service, and in 1967, the branch was singled, and operated as "one engine in steam." This meant that there could never be more than one train on the branch. At this time, the Western Region had a penchant for singling lines, even on busy through routes. The branch was deliberately run down, and was closed on 5 October 1970. The track remained in place, because a group of enthusiasts tried to buy the line, but they could not raise sufficient funds, so track lifting began in about 1974. The branch was also threatened with closure under the Beeching report of 1963. I will concede that the terminus was not well sited, but as the rail approach was 1 in 36, a lower site would not have been possible. It is significant that almost the entire Southern Railway network in Devon and Cornwall has been closed, but a number of Great Western branches are still open.

@andrewtaylor5984 thank you, that's really interesting!

Thanks John. I am planning on revisiting/ rereleasing some of these with era appropriate trains at a later date. I've not had experience with the Shazam app - I arrange and compose all the music used in my films (another hobby of mine)

​@@ghosttrainlostrailwaysWhy are there LNER locos and trains in the video?

@@ghosttrainlostrailwaysI was astonished to discover that you’re not only a brilliant film editor / creator, but a composer as well. 🏅🏅🏅Fantastic

This is the first video I’ve watched from the Time Travel channel. Absolutely outstanding creation. I can’t believe it hasn’t been seen by a much wider audience or picked up by a major broadcaster as a series. Dabbling in editing very recently, I appreciate the enormous effort involved in creating this type of content. Brilliant thank you 🙏 I’ve subscribed and shared.