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Sidmouth Junction to Tipton St Johns                              and thence to                                Sidmouth or Budleigh Salterton/Exmouth
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82018 having left Sidmouth Junction 82018 passes the distant for Gosford Gates en route for Tipton St Johns and either Sidmouth or Exmouth. It's about to pass under the old A30 road bridge. (See note below) C 1962 Copyright Doug Nicholls
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


Ottery St Mary
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Courtesy of the Mike Morant collection
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770414d Ottery St Mary Station Copyright Roger Winnen
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770414f The Crossing gates at Ottery St Mary. Copyright Roger Winnen
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.
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Copyright John Cornelius
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Copyright John Cornelius
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Master craftsman at work - this is John Cornelius.
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Copyright John Cornelius.
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'Proper job' as they would say in Cornwall. Copyright John Cornelius
Tipton St Johns
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Courtesy Mike Morant collection
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Tipton St Johns a service for Sidmouth Junction crosses another for Exmouth. 18th May 1963 Copyright Mike Roach
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The gates ahead are closed but there's time for a chat as the driver of 80039 waits for the 'right away' on the 18th May 1963 Copyright Mike Roach
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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]
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Tipton St Johns 21st May 1977 Copyright Roger Winnen
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Tipton St Johns 21st May 1977 Copyright Roger Winnen
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Tipton St Johns 21st May 1977 Copyright Roger Winnen
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770522g The Junction of the Sidmouth Branch at Tipton St Johns. Sidmouth up the slope ahead, Exmouth bear right along the level Copyright Roger Winnen
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Tipton St Johns is in the distance as 4666 heads up the bank for Simouth on the 28th February 1965 Copyright Mike Roach N.B. The line seen below in the valley is that leading to Exmouth.
Sidmouth
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Label courtesy the Mike Morant Collection
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One of the Tipton St Johns to Sidmouth Tokens spotted in Sidmouth Museum on 3rd September 2014. Photographed on display in a glass case hence the need for some editing. Picture taken with permission of the stewards present, many thanks to them.
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.
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141101a The station masters house - about a mile from the sea front and over 200' above it. Copyright Roger Winnen
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141101b The station buildings seen from the road. Copyright Roger Winnen
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141101c Close up of the station. Copyright Roger Winnen
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141101d Part of an old canopy still in existence. Copyright Roger Winnen
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141101e This area was part of the station complex, the large building to the right was the Goods Shed. Copyright Roger Winnen
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141101f The Sea Front at Sidmouth the Jurassic Coast. Copyright Roger Winnen
And now the line towards Exmouth
Newton Poppleford
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Newton Poppleford 21st May 1977 Copyright Roger Winnen
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Newton Poppleford 29Dec77 Copyright Roger Winnen
East Budleigh
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East Devon Railtour 28th February 1965 leaving East Budleigh. Copyright Mike Roach
Budleigh Salterton
Littleham
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An overbridge at Littleham 26th October 1974 Copyright Roger Winnen
The line ran downhill from Littleham to Exmouth.
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