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Summary of Foot and Mouth Restrictions

Updated: 20 March 2001

Official Announcement from the Railway on 7 March PRECAUTIONS 1. LINESIDE PHOTOGRAPHER'S PERMITS, FERRETING PERMITS AND PHOTOGRAPHIC CHARTER TRAINS:- remain suspended until further notice. 2. ROAD ENTRANCE TO BISHOPS LYDEARD: The Down side road access is closed to all staff and visitors until further notice. All access to be from the Up side and crossing. 3. ALL STAFF TO ACCESS LINE ONLY VIA STATIONS.:- No large gatherings of road vehicles by lineside. (One or two PW Vans equipped with disinfectant are permitted) 4. TRAIN SERVICES WILL OPERATE AS PER TIMETABLES. 5. TIMINGS OF SPECIAL WORKINGS: These will be advised to staff on duty ONLY. They are not to be given to photographers or the general public. 6. Information will be updated in the stop press pages of the websites of the Company, Association and respected unofficial sites.

More information was added to the above on 13 March "The Gala 30th March - 1st April will operate as planned: a. Visitors should park only in authorised car parks, details of these and the special courtesy bus services will be posted in Update 3 to be published on 20th March and Update 5 to be published 27th March. b. Photographers and other train watchers must confine their activities to stations. Special photographers enclosures are being created wherever possible. Locations and further advice for photographers will be posted on this site on 27th March. Visitors are warned that many footpaths and all farm and moorland is closed and they should KEEP OUT. We are advised that the authorities will not hesitate to prosecute those who transgress (the Regulations permit fines up to £ 5000)."

A correspondent added this advice on 14 March For anyone visiting Blue Anchor, Ker Moor is farmland, and so closed, as is the coast path along the top of the beach and the footpath to Carhampton across Ker Moor. The beach itself is open, but you wouldn't see much more than a chimney and the tops of roofs.

Update issued 20 March Nothing added to previous instructions and guidance which remain in force.

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