The popular tourist town of Ilfracombe, near our North Devon family holidays, could be set to see a nostalgic return of a section of its railway link with neighbouring town, Barnstaple, thanks to the efforts of a community group's determined project to bring it back. The community group, Combe Rail, was established last month in a bid to try and launch a heritage railway on a section of the previous line between the two towns. There have been a number of parts of the route that have been subject to large development following its cessation in 1970, but this hasn’t prevented the group, and they have said it would focus on establishing the railway on a four-mile stretch between Willingcott and Knowle. The project was originally put forward during a discussion in a group on Facebook that’s dedicated to the history of the line. In addition to bringing tourists to the area, group leaders say that the line would also act as an educational resource for people who are interested in discovering more about the history of the railway. Image: Robin Webster and licensed under Creative Commons Licence.
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