Editing Tamar Valley Line (section)

==History==
The line from St Budeaux to Bere Alston was opened for passenger traffic on 2 June 1890 by the [[Plymouth, Devonport and South Western Junction Railway]] (PDSWJ) as part of their line from [[Lydford railway station|Lydford]] to [[Devonport Kings Road railway station|Devonport]], which in effect was an extension of the [[London and South Western Railway]]'s main line from [[London Waterloo station]] to Lydford, enabling the LSWR to reach Plymouth independently of the [[Great Western Railway]].<ref>{{cite book | last = Cheesman | first = AJ | title = The Plymouth, Devonport and South Western Junction Railway | publisher = Oakwood Press | year = 1967 | location = Blandford Forum}}</ref>{{page needed|date=October 2019}}

The branch to Gunnislake was opened by the PDSWJ on 2 March 1908.<ref>{{cite book | last = Crombleholme | first = Roger |author2=Gibson, Bryan |author3=Stickey, Douglas |author4=Whetmath, CFD | title = Callington Railways | publisher = Forge Books | year = 1967 | location = Bracknell}}</ref>{{page needed|date=October 2019}}

The line was listed for closure in the ''[[Beeching Axe|Reshaping of British Railways Report]]'' but was kept open because the roads in the areas served were poor.<ref>{{cite book|title=1963: That Was the Year That Was|first=Andrew|last=Cook|publisher=The History Press|page=35|year=2013|isbn=978-0-752-49231-5}}</ref>

===Motive power===
The line used former [[LSWR O2 Class]] tank engines as the main form of motive power for many years but in the 1950s newer [[LMS Ivatt Class 2 2-6-2T]] engines took over. By 1964 steam had been ousted from the line and [[Diesel multiple unit|DMU]]s had taken over, working as two-car sets.

Today services are operated by [[Great Western Railway (train operating company)|Great Western Railway]] using [[British Rail Class 150|Class 150]] [[diesel multiple unit]]s.