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Loco movements to Okehampton                       Tony Hill

14/11/2013

 
On Wednesday 13th November 2013 Iowa Pacific's BARS outfit's Devon & Cornwall Railways subsidiary used 31452 to haul 31459 and 47375 from Washwood Heath via Cheltenham, Bristol & Exeter St D to Okehampton with 31459 & 47375 remaining there to work 'Polar Express' trains starting this Sat 16th November 2013 with the 1700 from Okehampton to the North Pole.

pic 6040 shows the 3 locomotives having just arrived, on time at about 1340, in the former Exe Valley bay (plat 2)
at St D (Unusually something, in this case a spare cl 153 unit, is stabled in the adjacent Hyde Park sdg.)

pic 6041 shows  the cavalcade at Crediton at about 1415 with 47375 unexpectedly in charge from St D to Okehampton. 
In the background can be seen a Tamper stabled in one of the 2 now shortened and relaid Down sdgs.
31452 was then scheduled to return at 15.30 LD from  Okehampton to the Weardale Railway.
Picture
A very rare and interesting picture of the three locomotive occupying Platform 2 at Exeter St Davids on the 13th November 2013. 47375 Tinsley Depot Copyright Tony Hill 31452 at the buffer stops, 31459 in the middle and 475375 nearest. The 153 is standing on Hyde Park siding - I wonder why it is so named?
Picture
A little later in the day the cavalcade is seen at Crediton 13th Nov13 Copyright Tony Hill Note in the background a tamper in the newly relaid down sidings.

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