BICKINGTON STEAM RAILWAY. Trago Mills Narrow Gauge Steam Railway UK. Devon Tourism.

BICKINGTON STEAM RAILWAY. Narrow Gauge Steam Railway located at Trago Mills Regional Shopping Centre, Newton Abbot UK is a 10 1⁄4 - inch gauge (260 mm) miniature Narrow Gauge Steam Railway opened in 1988. It is using equipment recovered from the Suffolk Wildlife Park Miniature Railway, which itself recovered it from Rudyard Lake Steam Railway.
Since opening, the railway has extended twice, the most recent extension being in 2006 to Riverside station. The railway now provides transport for visitors between the main car park and the leisure park. Riverside station is adjacent to the main car park for Trago Mills Shopping Centre and has three tracks ending at a turntable. From here, trains cross a road by an automatic level crossing, and continuing, runs alongside and then across the river. The railway re-joins the original circuit, which loops around and crosses itself several times. At one point there are six parallel tracks, all laid at different levels. The second station “Trago Central” has two platforms and is situated in the Leisure Park area. After “Trago Central”, trains travel over an impressive twenty three-pier viaduct and then pass the workshop & engine shed. The train then continues to Riverside station, where the locomotive is turned so it can run around the coaches ready for the next trip.
Owner Trago Mills
Termini Trago Central (Fun Park)
Riverside Station (Car Park)
Stations 3
Services Goose Glen Halt (Additional Car Park)
Operator Trago Mills
Opened 1988
Line length 2 miles (3.2 km)
Track length 2.5 miles (4.0 km)
Track gauge 10 1⁄4 inches (260 mm)
Address:
Trago Mills Shopping & Leisure Centre,
Stover, Devon TQ12 6JB United Kingdom.
Telephone: [phone] [phone]
Operator: Trago Mills
Line Length: 1½ miles balloon
First opened: 1988
Website: Bickington Steam Railway Website

[@igorbogdanoff4517]

We love Trago, and our 2yr old son has recently got massivey obsessed with everything steam powered - Thanks Thomas!!. So now he's old enough to sit still for 2.5miles we cannot wait to ride the rails with him next time we're at trago. Thanks for the video. Inspiring how beautifully clean they keep their engines.

[@WooWooMad]

Dear @igorbogdanoff4517, Thanks for the great comment. There is a wonderful team running that railway and it is always my sincere pleasure to arrive at a railway and appreciate folk that are so dedicated and enthusiasticly promoting the railway world that they live in. It is a great little railway. Very best wishes to you and your WooWooMad young son. - WooWooMad.

[@ramseybarber8312]

The last time I was at Trago Mills was in 1968 all that was there then was a couple of shops and lots of Peacocks squawking away, It seems as they have come a long way since then, Thanks for showing this.

[@WooWooMad]

Dear @ramseybarber8312, Yes! they have come a long way and the set-up they have is superb. As is stated in the video, I came across this magnificent attraction completely by accident having never heard of it. I just hope that my video helps to put this great little railway firmly on the railway world map. Many thanks for your comment, Very best wishes, WooWooMad.