OPEN TODAY! We are open every day, with trains running throughout the day on our red timetable (green timetable on 17th & 24th October). Dare you travel on our Hallowe'en Express? It disappears into the night on 31st October... Book your scary seat online. The Expressway Model Shop and Refreshment Rooms at Buckfastleigh station are open today and every day. Home Events How to Find Us Timetable & Fares News Groups & Schools Disabled Visitors Home What to see and do Museum Santa by Steam Dining trains Drive a train Hire a train Day Out With Thomas Food & Drink Model & Gift Shop SDR Engineering Boilersmiths Locomotives Rolling stock Gone not forgotten Vacancies Volunteering Enthusiasts' page Photographs History Accommodation Contact Us Brochures Press releases Links Legacies JUST THE TICKET! The South Devon Railway is one of Devon’s and the West Country’s best loved tourist attractions and is the longest established steam railway in the south west. The South Devon Railway, or SDR, is a seven mile former Great Western Railway branch line, built in 1872, which runs along the stunning valley of the River Dart between Buckfastleigh and Totnes. We run steam trains with heritage rolling stock and offer a wonderful all day, all weather attraction for families and people of all ages. Ride the South Devon Railway and, while you are with us, you can visit the Totnes Rare Breeds Farm and Dartmoor Otters & Buckfast Butterflies: 3 Great Attractions, 1 Amazing Day. Find us just off the A38 at Buckfastleigh, very close to the famous Buckfast Abbey, or by train to Totnes on the Great Western main line. Buckfastleigh is around 22 miles from Exeter, 21 miles from Plymouth, 19 miles from Dartmouth and 13 miles from Paignton. SPEND THE DAY WITH US! A BRILLIANT ALL WEATHER ATTRACTION! Herald Express Tourism & Hospitality Awards 2014 Best Tourist Attraction: silver award winner SOUTH DEVON RAILWAY Taste of South Devon Best Café/Tea Room: bronze award winner SOUTH DEVON RAILWAY REFRESHMENT ROOMS News Hallowe'en Express - it's scary Vacancy for S&T Technician (part time) The Boat Train launches for groups South West in Bloom award winners TripAdvisor® Certificate of Excellence 2014 New range of GWR crockery Chris Williams appointed Railway Manager Thieves steal historic locomotive bell Other SDR sites South Devon Railway Association South Devon Railway Engineering South Devon Railway Road Services SDR Online unofficial site Buckfastleigh station webcam SDR Routemaster RM1872 We are one of Devon's TOP attractions! Cookie Policy