[2] Some local enthusiasts formed the Plym Valley Railway Association in 1980 to restore part of the line.

Work started near Coypool in 1982 and they bought Bickleigh Siding in 1988 which became the site for a new Marsh Mills railway station.

This brought the heritage railway to a total length of 1 mile 14 chains (1.9 km).

[3][4] Download coordinates as: The Plym Valley Railway is based at Marsh Mills on the eastern side of Plymouth.

The original Marsh Mills railway station opened on 1 February 1860 to enable people in the area around Plympton to reach Tavistock without a lengthy detour to change trains at Plymouth.