Rail Radio podcast

Join host Sally Crabtree for our series of audio adventures exploring how the railways have enriched life in Devon and Cornwall in unexpected and wonderful ways!

EPISODE 1 - Sally speaks to local historian Clive Charlton about how the arrival of the railway allowed the Tamar Valley's fruit and flower trade to blossom.

EPISODE 2 - Rebecca Catterall of the Devon and Cornwall Rail Partnership joins Sally as they get local school children involved in the story of how Buffalo Bill visited Cornwall by train.

EPISODE 3 - Sally hears from Richard Westlake about his memories of the sleeper train and transporting a very special car...

EPISODE 4 - Richard Burningham tells Sally about the origins of the 'Fantastic Facts' project and about researching the story of how GWR named Carbis Bay.

EPISODE 5 - Sally chats with Anthony Harvey about the days when transporting broccoli by train was a way to make a living, but it wasn't always easy.

EPISODE 6 - One of the most exciting parts of our Fantastic Facts project was bringing Buffalo Bill to life using digital animation. Sally speaks to the whizz who made it happen, Stephen Tolfrey from Studio Wallop.

Project funded by GWR's Customer and Community Improvement Fund and CrossCountry Trains' Community Engagement Fund