Several of our students attended the VIP launch of the Dartmoor Line on Wednesday 17 November, with Grant Shapps MP, Secretary of State for Transport. Along with children from St James CE Primary School, Okehampton Primary School, and guides and brownies from Okehampton, our students produced poetry, posters and bunting to celebrate the reopening of the line after almost 50 years! The reopening also coincides with 150th anniversary of the railway first arriving in Okehampton in 1871, and the 70th anniversary of the creation of our beautiful Dartmoor National Park.
Our students enjoyed live music, travelling on one of the first trains out of Okehampton Station, delicious refreshments and received a goody bag!
From Saturday 20 November, public trains will be running from Okehampton to Exeter via Crediton; for the first time since 1972.
You can read the report on the launch in the Okehampton Times here. For more information on the Dartmoor Line, including its history and campaign for its reopening, see GWR's dedicated Dartmoor Line website. Best of all, watch the video from Devon Live capturing the launch day from the station and on board the train, including interviews with some of our students and staff.
Our students enjoyed live music, travelling on one of the first trains out of Okehampton Station, delicious refreshments and received a goody bag!
From Saturday 20 November, public trains will be running from Okehampton to Exeter via Crediton; for the first time since 1972.
You can read the report on the launch in the Okehampton Times here. For more information on the Dartmoor Line, including its history and campaign for its reopening, see GWR's dedicated Dartmoor Line website. Best of all, watch the video from Devon Live capturing the launch day from the station and on board the train, including interviews with some of our students and staff.
