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7th September 2021
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After months of being tucked away in garages, local owners of classic cars and motorcycles are holding a get together at Buckfastleigh Station as South Devon Railway’s Classic Transport Gathering returns on Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th September.
Up to 70 vehicles will be on view each day and in addition to cars and motorcycles, there will be a display of military vehicles put on by local Devon Military Vehicle Trust members, as well as a display of former GPO BSA Bantam Motorcycles which will be on show both days. Vehicles booked to attend so far include some really interesting cars, such as a 1924 19.6 HP Crossley, plus a selection of pre and post war cars. Devon Vintage Car Club will be helping to run the event, which is being organised by the South Devon Railway and other local car clubs will be in attendance.
The South Devon Railway’s Routemaster double decker London Bus RM 1872 will also be in regular operation between Buckfastleigh and Ahsburton on ‘rail replacement’ duties. The usual steam operated train services will also be running on both days as will the Miniature Railway 7 ¼’ gauge running a steam service around the site. The old Buckfastleigh signalbox, which was in use in the days when trains still went further on the two miles to Ashburton until October 1971, will be open and where visitors can try their hand at pulling the levers. In addition, the Garden Railway with its miniature steam models on raised decking will be in action, plus other static exhibitions, including the Lee Moor Tramway Exhibition which will be displaying one of the two Peckett 4’6’’ unique narrower gauge shunting engines. These are the engines that were used at Lee Moor when china clay was still transported by rail to the docks in Plymouth.
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