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Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Nice book in great condition. Signed Vic Mitchell. Pages in excellent condition. No notes or highlighting. See images. Fantastic book.

About the book >.>.> The small market town of Okehampton is situated to the north of the highest part of Dartmoor at about 500ft above sea level. The line climbs for three miles at mostly 1 in 77 to Meldon Junction. The nearby quarry has produced vast quantities of material for railway ballast but otherwise there are few minerals of economic importance on the route. The line leaves the valley of the River Okement passes over the headwaters of the west flowing River Thrushel to pursue an undulating course over the upland pastures to Ashbury. A descent at mostly 1 in 78 commences one mile prior to this station and continues almost to Halwill. Further level sections are interspersed with peaks the maximum gradients being 1 in 78. (LL)