Newton Abbot & Aller 05th April 2009 Click an image to enlarge |
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43149 leads a slightly delayed London Paddington - St Austell service at Newton Abbot | |
221139 heads for Plymouth with a Cross Country service, 5 car super Voyagers are rare in the South West, often used between Bournemouth and Manchester services | |
A pair of FGW class 142s bounce through Aller cutting, on the Paignton branch, with a service from Exeter | |
Despite receiving pink doors, the class 142s still retain the Northern Spirit star on their external livery | |
A pair of 159s slow to stop at Newton Abbot with a service originating from the Paignton branch | |
Another Cross Country 221 is seen destined for Plymouth. Cross Country recently removed tilt system originally fitted to the 221s | |
43150 sweeps around the curves from the Plymouth line with a St Austell - London Paddington service. The line will soon converge to be a two track railway, as far as Dawlish Warren where a passing loop is installed | |
D1015 "Western Champion" blasts through Newton Abbot with the delayed 1Z53 1700 Par - London Paddington, owing to failure of Nunney Castle earlier in the day, resulting in D1015 having to rescue to the train for the steep Devon banks |