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12th February 2020

12/2/2020

 
Cowley Bridge Junction  Exeter Rail Fair 1994
Roger Winnen

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940429a A Convoy of engines passing Cowley Bridge Junction headed by 47085 Repta. Copyright Roger Winnen
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940429b 50031 Hood followed by D212 Andania and 55001 St Paddy at Cowley Bridge Junction. Copyright Roger Winnen
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940429c 6024 King Edward 1st on route to Exeter St David's. Copyright Roger Winnen
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940501e Class 59004 working the Plym Exe Cursioner Railtour. Copyright Roger Winnen
Sleeper and showers
Ponsandane
Andrew Triggs

This morning in between the Winter showers I caught the Night Riviera at Ponsandane  double headed with 57603 leading 57602, 5 minutes previously it had been raining heavily but luckily clearing as the Sleeper was running 60 late at this point arriving at Penzance at 08.50, it made for a very atmospheric shot
All the Best, Andrew. 
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Ponsandane late running sleeper. 57803 and 57602. 11th February 2020. Copyright Andrew Triggs.
Many thanks Andrew.
Crediton
Ron Kosys

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33114 heads through Crediton with the 6O74 11.20 Meldon-Tonbridge on the 5th September 1989. Copyright Ron Kosys.
Many thanks Ron.
Exeter Riverside
Paul Barlow

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A bit of blue looking very smart as 35005 ''Canadian Pacific' with a Kingswear to Birmingham Railtour pulls past Exeter Riverside 9th September 2002. Copyright Paul Barlow.
Many thanks Paul.
South Devon
Miscellany & Round Up
Clive Smith

Nice to see the cements working the other day and the Castle HSTs continue to provide interest. The big question is how long the class 143 pacers will continue before the inevitable trip to the scrap line or escape to a preserved railway for the lucky ones. The pacers are now permanently coupled with 150s at the 'London end' and early morning on the sea wall is the best time for photos if the sun is shining. The pacers no longer work to Barnstaple since the mid-December enhanced service to Paignton. With the delays in release of turbos caused by the delays in the flex 769s for the Gatwick - Readings, the anticipated cascade of the turbos has not happened although they have worked the odd Exeter - Bristol train. 16th January saw the first turbo passenger working west of Exeter and it was to Plymouth !  The turbo went ECS Bristol - Exeter and then worked the  07.25 Exeter - Plymouth before returning ECS back to Bristol.

Regards,  Clive Smith
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(1) 143617 brings up the rear of the 09.24 Exmouth - Paignton on the 22nd January attached to the class 150 with disability toilet provision. This was taken from what is called 'Aller No. 3 Bridge' on the Paignton branch on the outskirts of Kingskerswell. There were a number of very useful rail bridges around Aller where some great photographs could be taken. Sadly with re-signalling, track rationalisation and finally the building of the new A380 Kingskerswell by-pass these bridges have been demolished. Copyright Clive Smith.
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(2) Class 143 pacer 143619 is the rear 2-car with a 150 being the front set of the 09.55 Exmouth - Paignton at Teignmouth on the 2nd February. Copyright Clive Smith
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(3) 43093 'Old Oak Common HST Depot 1976 - 2018' heads the 11.44 Exeter St David - Plymouth through Dawlish Warren on the 2nd February. On a grey day the sun managed to just break through for this train . Copyright Clive Smith.
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(4) On an overcast 6th February Colas 70812 rounds the corner from Teignmouth station on to the sea wall with the 06.25 Moorswater - Aberthaw cements. The running of this train seems to be getting more erratic with it being 100 minutes late and the sun had moved to a worsening position. Copyright Clive Smith.
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(5) It's 4.15 on the 6th with the sun low in the sky providing a shaft of light into Teignmouth station where pacer 143617 is paired with a 150 on the 15.53 Paignton - Exmouth. Copyright Clive Smith.
Another very interesting picture display with comprehensive notes from Clive Smith.  Many thanks Clive.

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