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Devon Tours 27th June 2009 Click an image to enlarge |
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A FGW 143 leads its older 142 counterpart around the curve at Langstone rock with a Paignton to Exmouth working |
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37194 and 37087 pass Langstone Rock with 1Z70 0553 Birmingham International - Penzance Spitfire Railtour "Kernow Growler" for the Penzance mazey day celebrations |
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43122 slows to stop at Dawlish Warren with the 0920 Paignton - London Paddington |
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43194 was on the rear of the train seen passing the Red Rock cafe |
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In a rare spell of sunshine, a refurbished FGW 143 passes Dawlish Warren with the 1025 Exeter St Davids - Paignton |
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40145, substituting for a pair of DBS 37s whilst working the 1Z37 0547 Portsmouth Harbour - Penzance "Cornish Explorer" seen passing Dawlish nearly 50 minutes late due to dragging brakes on the coaching stock |
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43285 slows to stop at Newton Abbot with the 0600 Leeds - Plymouth Cross Country service |
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43378 is seen departing Totnes station, before terminating at its final stop of Plymouth |
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43304 departs Tiverton Parkway whilst working the 0930 Newquay - Dundee Cross Country service, this probably the longest journey these trains operate |
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A First Great Western HST accelerates through Dawlish Warren with the 1106 Paddington - Penzance |
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The 1306 Paddington - Penzance slows to stop at Tiverton Parkway with rain clouds on the horizon |
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The full and standing 1527 Exeter St Davids - Barnstaple worked by 142009 departs Exeter St Davids |
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43303 slows to stop at Exeter with the 0900 Glasgow Central - Newquay service, running some 5 minutes early due to the service neglecting to call at Tiverton Parkway |
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The 1506 Paddington - Penzance accelerates through Starcross having been signal checked by the Paignton bound local service ahead |
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A pair of class 142 pacers cross the causeway at Cockwood Harbour |
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The Cross Country voyager heads north at Cockwood Harbour |
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A 150/2 works a local service across Cockwood Harbour, now sadly spoilt by the fencing installed by Network rail |
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A First Great Western HST heads towards London across the causeway near Starcross |
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The late running 1520 Newquay - Manchester Piccadilly service speeds over the empty harbour |
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The train was running roughly half an hour late, due to the failure of a FGW HST on a Newquay train, and hence having to reverse back down the branch to Par mid journey |
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37087 leads 37194 with a split headcode box as the pair thrash over Cockwood Harbour with the 1Z73 1535 Penzance - Birmingham International return "Kernow Growler" |
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43174 departs Newton Abbot with a delayed Par - London Paddington service in stunning evening lighting |
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Closely followed by 40145 working 1Z38 1713 Penzance - Portsmouth Harbour |
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