Riviera Line Riviera Line The Riviera Line is a local railway line that links the city of Exeter with the "English Riviera" resorts of Torbay in Devon, England. It is linked with the Exeter to Plymouth Line with which it shares the route along the South Devon sea wall. It is part of the Network Rail Route 12 ( to ). The line from Exeter to was opened by the South Devon Railway Company on 30 May 1846 and was extended to on 30 December 1846. After the company had completed its main line to Plymouth it opened a branch from Newton
Riviera Trains Riviera Trains Riviera Trains Limited is a railway spot-hire company, based at Crewe in Cheshire. It did own a large fleet of Class 47 locomotives, which were hired to both passenger and charter train operators. One of their main customers was Arriva Trains Wales, which used locomotives to haul Manchester to Holyhead services until February 2005. The fleet is also used to haul "Foot-ex" specials as well as other Riviera Requirements. Riviera has hires to Train Operating Companies such as Abellio ScotRail, Arriva Trains Wales, DB Cargo UK, Direct Rail Services, Freightliner, GB Railfreight, Grand Central, Great Western Railway, Serco