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There appears to be a complete omission of the railway line that used to go through Lifton, and the station (built by the South Devon and Tavistock Railway I think). The Ambrosia factory used the line when it was in operation. It would be great if someone with some local sources could add this missing information. FreeFlow99 (talk) 19:37, 10 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@FreeFlow99: Thanks for raising this. I've added the text about the station from the South Devon and Tavistock Railway article. DuncanHill (talk) 20:20, 10 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@DuncanHill: Thanks for doing that; filling a glaring omission. However there is an inaccuracy. The Ambrosia factory did not produce rice pudding originally (it only started production of rice pudding around WWII - perhaps just before the war started). I know that it produced powdered milk during WWI, not sure what it produced when it was first constructed, but it was built by the railway station specifically to benefit from the freight transport railhead. There was a TV programme about it on Channel 5 today; walking abandoned railway lines. Thanks again. FreeFlow99 (talk) 22:12, 10 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@FreeFlow99: I've clarified that the factory originally processed milk, and the pud came later. DuncanHill (talk) 22:23, 10 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@DuncanHill: You are a star! FreeFlow99 (talk) 09:06, 11 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@DuncanHill: I have a question; perhaps you know the answer (or know someone who might)? What I would like to know is, was it the railway closure in 1966 at Lifton that forced Ambrosia to switch to road transport, or did Ambrosia switch to road transport for some other reason, allowing British Rail to close the line? If the railway closure forced Ambrosia to switch to road freight, what impact did it have on the company (eg purchase of lorries, hiring drivers, increase in cost) etc.? Or, if Ambrosia switched to road transport for other reasons, why did rail no longer suit Ambrosia’s operations?