But many of those lines have been lost for good. The Beeching Axe was devastating for Devon and Cornwall and saw significant number of rural communities lose their lifeline railway line.

Plymouth was the largest tramway operator in Devon and Cornwall and the city had one of the oldest tramways in the country. In a new book, Lost Tramways ... 3ft 6in when the line was electrified ...

Devon was left with a skeleton rail service following the Beeching Report in 1963. We look back at the impact of the Beeching axe, and ahead at the prospects for one of the lost lines being reopened.

The Local Democracy Reporting Service though takes a look back to the Beeching Axe and all the lines in Devon and Cornwall that were lost and also the status of any proposals that had been put ...