Okehampton - Bere Alston Reopening?

I wonder how well the Exeter - Plymouth via Oakhampton route could
lend itself to high speed running, given that the other and current
route doesn't at all.

On 17 Jul, 19:09, allan tracy <thunderbird57...@m> wrote:
> I wonder how well the Exeter - Plymouth via Oakhampton route could
> lend itself to high speed running, given that the other and current
> route doesn't at all.

Much of the Exeter-Barnstaple line is single track, with "passing
places" of double track at stations every 10 miles or so. (Sorry don't
know the correct technical term) so it'd only be as fast as the Exeter-
Salisbury line

To restore the railway from Okehampton would require major work. Isn't
Meldon Viaduct on that line?

On 19 Jul, 10:12, "Peter Masson" <peter.mass...@> wrote:
> "Pyromancer" <pyroman...@beeching.stormshadow.com> wrote
>
> > If anyone was serious about re-opening the L&SWR route, the relevant bit
> > of the Barnstaple line would be doubled as part of the work.  It's not
> > that far to the junction anyway.
>
> If anyone was serious about replacing the Dawlish sea wall route with an
> inland high speed line they'd choose a new alignment broadly along the route
> of the A38. Journey time Exeter to Plymouth would be about 30 minutes, and
> no reversals would be needed.
>
> Peter


They'd need to tunnel under Haldon though