Items added on 2nd April 2018. Most recent items come first.

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Exmouth Junction
David Tozer

Exmouth Junction 1. A fantastic view of Exmouth junction - it all there, the box. the metals off to the right to Exmouth and those to Salisbury and Waterloo straight ahead. The picture is well timed as the 1307 Exmouth Junction - Central ECS leaves the turnback siding at Exmouth Junction. The old marshalling yard is on the left of the trees. The site is now used for storing caravans for the winter by a local firm. 1st April 2018. Copyright David Tozer.

Exmouth Junction 2 1st April 2018 Copyright David Tozer A view from alongside the east end of black Boy tunnel.

Exmouth Junction 3 - 1st April 2018 Copyright David Tozer The old marshaling yard seen across the main line.Note the rails still remain this side of he boundary fence.

Exmouth Junction 4 - 1st April 2018 Copyright David Tozer Note:- The old ground signal is still lit although the lines have been overgrown for years. A similar situation occurs at Exeter Central as one can see the lit ground signal that controlled the exit from Central Goods, even though the track was severed years ago.

Steam Heat
Clive Smith

A few steamy pics of Peaks and mark 1 carriages with leaking pipes. Not a common sight but it certainly made for great photographs if rather cold trains.  Regards Clive Smith  Many thanks indeed Clive, a hot topic!

Paignton on the 28th December 1982. 46018 11.55 to York relief. Copyright Clive Smith

Paignton Leaking carriage pipes create an atmospheric scene as 46018 struggles to heat the train. Copyright Clive Smith

Exeter St Davids in the early 1980s. There can't be much warmth on this train as all steam from the loco's boiler goes straight through. Copyright Clive Smith

Bristol Temple Meads 2nd October 1982 45007 10.00 Bradford Exc - Paignton. Two young boys ponder the question 'Is this a steam engine' Copyright Clive Smith

Carn Brea
Improvements!

The many hundreds of you who wrote in concerning the despoliation of Carn Brea (See yesterdays News) will no doubt be pleased to know that the local giant 'Bolster', who stands with one foot on Carn Brea and the other on St Agnes Beacon, has stamped on the proposal which will now not take place. With many thanks to our reporter Niknejnp!

Newton Abbot
Ron Kosys

6330 with brake van Newton Abbot 26th august 1971 Copyright Ron Kosys Note sleeping car stabled on the right

Exeter St Thomas
John Cornelius

Copyright John Cornelius