the next century saw crowds gather for other important occasions, to name trains and to send the town sun is off to war. to name trains and to send the towns sons off to war. and even the line s closure in 1972, part of the beeching cuts, was marked with some ceremony. today, the festivities continue as scheduled passenger services return, in the world for years of campaigning. back in the summer, we filmed the new tracks being laid. fantastic. this is the moment, isn t it, really, when the track gets put down, the new track and it is going to be shortly, hopefully, a trained exeter. hopefully, a train to exeter. how long have you been working on this? well, i arrived on okehampton in 1975 and i saw it going largely derelict