Editing Avocet Line (section)

===Topsham Quay===
The branch to Topsham quay was {{convert|700|yd}} long, and was opened by the L&SWR on 23 September 1861; the purpose was to facilitate the transfer of goods, principally to Exeter, from ships too large to reach the city direct. Exmouth Dock did not exist at this time. In the early days the branch was only permitted to be worked during daylight.

The gradients were steeply falling to the quay, with sections at 1 in 38 and 1 in 44. Train movements were limited to eight wagons; there was a runaway in 1925 which ended up in the water. The main traffic in the 1930s was guano imported from South America, and destined for Odam's fertiliser factory, less than a mile away. The line closed in 1957.<ref name = phillips/>{{page needed|date=March 2017}}<ref name = middleton/>{{page needed|date=March 2017}}