Sidmouth Junction to Tipton St Johns and thence to Sidmouth or Budleigh Salterton/Exmouth
A further note from Chris Osment clarifies matters. The head-code shown on the engine is listed as ‘Exeter Central and Sidmouth’, with a different code (one disc centre of buffer-beam) as ‘Tipton St John – Exmouth’. As far as I can tell from a brief look at some published BR timetables, the service appeared to be generally Sidmouth Jcn – Sidmouth, with a separate service T St John – Exmouth (apparently sometimes with an exchange of through portions at T St J). So it would appear to be a train for Sidmouth in the picture.
I’m not aware of there being many published pictures taken at that location, despite the relative ease of access from the road, so it was good to see this one on the web. Had it not been for the inclusion of the signal in the foreground in the ‘off’ position, I might not have had cause to query its attribution :-) A closer inspection will reveal the (fixed) Up Branch Distant for Sidmouth Jcn in the background.
Many thanks to you Chris
I’m not aware of there being many published pictures taken at that location, despite the relative ease of access from the road, so it was good to see this one on the web. Had it not been for the inclusion of the signal in the foreground in the ‘off’ position, I might not have had cause to query its attribution :-) A closer inspection will reveal the (fixed) Up Branch Distant for Sidmouth Jcn in the background.
Many thanks to you Chris
Ottery St Mary
Ottery St Mary station sign
This sign lay inverted and forgotten alongside the trackway at Yeovil Junction until being discovered and subsequently restored by John Cornelius. It is remarkable that this fragile concrete sign hadn't been damaged other than a small corner broken off.
Many thanks to John for sending in the following pictures of a remarkable restoration.
This sign lay inverted and forgotten alongside the trackway at Yeovil Junction until being discovered and subsequently restored by John Cornelius. It is remarkable that this fragile concrete sign hadn't been damaged other than a small corner broken off.
Many thanks to John for sending in the following pictures of a remarkable restoration.
Tipton St Johns

BR 41206 & 4666 Tipton 7-3-65
L:CGB: East Devon Rail Tour 7/3/65
Ivatt 'Mickey Mouse' 2MT 2-6-2T nos. 41206 was combined with Collett 5700 class pannier tank no. 4666 for the leg from Tipton St John's to Exeter Central via Exmouth and that unlikely pairing of motive power is depicted here at Tipton. Equally unlikely is that both locos were allocated to Exmouth Junction mpd at the time.
[Mike Morant collection]
[Mike Morant collection]
Sidmouth
On 1st November 2014 Roger Winnen found Sidmouth station to be in a remarkably good state of preservation, the owners are to be congratulated. Sidmouth station was over a mile from the beach and 202' above it.
And now the line towards Exmouth
Newton Poppleford
Newton Poppleford
East Budleigh
Budleigh Salterton
Littleham
The line ran downhill from Littleham to Exmouth.