For the celebrations, people who worked for the business when it first opened under the Dart Valley Railway in 1973 will be onboard a "special" private charter of the train from Paignton to Kingswear.

The line reopened to the public in 1969 and in 1991 was renamed from Dart Valley Railway to South Devon Railway. A Corsican pine, each with a commemorative plaque, will be planted at all of the ...