Devon Diesel Era Photo Record

[alexross42 203]

I've just rediscovered this print after many years and it's piqued my curiosity as to my knowledge Class 33's were rare this far West certainly in the early 1990s, which is when I'm presuming this was taken as it was donated by a friend so I have no further detail on it.
Could it be that it covered for a 50 and brought the stock ECS to Laira for servicing?

[brushman47544 3,065]

3 hours ago, alexross42 said:

I've just rediscovered this print after many years and it's piqued my curiosity as to my knowledge Class 33's were rare this far West certainly in the early 1990s, which is when I'm presuming this was taken as it was donated by a friend so I have no further detail on it.
Could it be that it covered for a 50 and brought the stock ECS to Laira for servicing?

Working wrong line.. where exactly is it?

[Kris 3,681]

1 hour ago, brushman47544 said:

Working wrong line.. where exactly is it?

The triangle at Laira, the line goes down to the old Friary SR station. 

[ba14eagle 1,115]

Bizarrely, this line from Mount Gould Jn to Lipson Jn, is signalled for this direction movement only! The line behind the trains, is bi-directionally signalled.

[mdvle 3,109]

On 26/05/2020 at 09:29, alexross42 said:

I've just rediscovered this print after many years and it's piqued my curiosity as to my knowledge Class 33's were rare this far West certainly in the early 1990s, which is when I'm presuming this was taken as it was donated by a friend so I have no further detail on it.
Could it be that it covered for a 50 and brought the stock ECS to Laira for servicing?

 

Certainly possible, could also be a summer Saturday working at a guess.

[brushman47544 3,065]

Wasn’t the Waterloo-Exeter stock taken ecs to/from Laira so this is probably a normal working where the Class 50 has been replaced by the Class 33 due to a failure or the like and is now working back to the SR.

[bude_branch 1,194]

Exeter St Davids - 1972

 

D6521 with a service from Waterloo.

 

Having been detached from its train the loco draws up to the end of the platform ...........

 

.......... and on over Red Cow Crossing into the headshunt ..........

 

.......... before setting back through the station.

Edited September 25, 2020 by bude_branch

[bude_branch 1,194]

An unidentified Hymek crossing the River Taw at Barnstaple with a SO through train from Ilfracombe to Paddington.

Edited October 3, 2020 by bude_branch

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On 09/06/2019 at 14:34, Garry Morris said:

6975 now resident on the Kingswear line gets acquainted with Torbay siding. The stock of a railtour behind it. Was the Torbay Express stock stored in this siding?

 

Yes back in the day. It's unusual these days to see 'Longdown' siding being used. Visiting Sunday excursion stock is usually stabled in the bay platform.

[D826 323]

Bude, 

 

What a fantastic image, the iron bridge and a Hymek.  I'd have liked to be on The Strand at Barney to hear and see that go by.

 

Spot on.

 

Matt W

[GWRPhil 3,475]

23 hours ago, bude_branch said:

An unidentified Hymek crossing the River Taw at Barnstaple with a SO through train from Ilfracombe to Paddington.

Shame the line no longer exists

[D826 323]

1 hour ago, GWRPhil said:

Shame the line no longer exists

The bridge would have been great as a cycle/footpath for the Tarka Trail

[Ramblin Rich 3,999]

14 minutes ago, D826 said:

The bridge would have been great as a cycle/footpath for the Tarka Trail

A nice idea but would have needed a lot of upkeep, seeing that it was in a tidal (saltwater) estuary.

[D826 323]

True enough, DCC have a few issues with the old GWR bridge down by Rock Park.

 

When I've walked the stretch of the Ilfracombe line in the Slade Valley thought how hard the engines, steam or diesel, would be working.  I bet a 63XX steam loco exhaust would have roared round the valley - and I bet then there Maybachs would've had the taps wide open too.  I know D800s and 7000s were common at Ilfracombe- the climb might have caused their D63xx MAN engined contemporary diesels to chuck in the towel !  Not sure I've seen a picture of one at Ilfracombe though they were common on the milk from Torrington and clay from Meeth.

[Rivercider 12,012]

25 minutes ago, D826 said:

True enough, DCC have a few issues with the old GWR bridge down by Rock Park.

 

When I've walked the stretch of the Ilfracombe line in the Slade Valley thought how hard the engines, steam or diesel, would be working.  I bet a 63XX steam loco exhaust would have roared round the valley - and I bet then there Maybachs would've had the taps wide open too.  I know D800s and 7000s were common at Ilfracombe- the climb might have caused their D63xx MAN engined contemporary diesels to chuck in the towel !  Not sure I've seen a picture of one at Ilfracombe though they were common on the milk from Torrington and clay from Meeth.

There is at least one photo of a D63XX at Ilfracombe online somewhere.

I have very few memories of the line, just before it closed, and can only recall Warships Hymeks and DMUs.

 

'The Ilfracombe Line' by John Nicholas mentions that in May/June 1963 North British type 2s and cross-country DMUs arrived for clearance tests. In summer 1964 D63XX and Hymeks took over the steam duties on the route, but from September that year most services were worked by DMUs.  Freight traffic to Ilfracombe also ceased in September 1964, a duty which would have been worked by the class. The summer Saturday Paddington services were too heavy for a single D63XX. He also mentions that 6344 was seen on the route.

 

cheers 

[Garry Morris 1,812]

[Garry Morris 1,812]

This is a recreation of R.E Toops classic of the early 1960s taken this week.

[rodent279 2,183]

On 04/10/2020 at 17:04, Rivercider said:

There is at least one photo of a D63XX at Ilfracombe online somewhere.

I have very few memories of the line, just before it closed, and can only recall Warships Hymeks and DMUs.

 

'The Ilfracombe Line' by John Nicholas mentions that in May/June 1963 North British type 2s and cross-country DMUs arrived for clearance tests. In summer 1964 D63XX and Hymeks took over the steam duties on the route, but from September that year most services were worked by DMUs.  Freight traffic to Ilfracombe also ceased in September 1964, a duty which would have been worked by the class. The summer Saturday Paddington services were too heavy for a single D63XX. He also mentions that 6344 was seen on the route.

 

cheers 

I have an idea that I've seen a photo of 33's working to Ilfracombe. Must see if I can dig the photo up.

[Garry Morris 1,812]

Kingswear 

[Garry Morris 1,812]

From the 1966 1966 Combined Volume

Edited Sunday at 19:12 by Garry Morris

[Rivercider 12,012]

Here from Flickr is an unidentified D63xx on the blocks at Ilfracombe in August 1967

 

 

https://flic.kr/p/pjeRvm

 

cheers

[ScRSG 799]

Some pictures taken at Exeter St. Davids, all in 1965.

 

D7052 and an unidentified Warship

 

 

D1019 and another Warship!

 

 

D819 and D6346.

 

 

I hope you like!

 

Chas

Edited Sunday at 22:10 by ScRSG

[Kris 3,681]

8 hours ago, ScRSG said:

Some pictures taken at Exeter St. Davids, all in 1965.

 

D7052 and an unidentified Warship

 

 

 

Zooming in you can almost make out the number D803.

[brushman47544 3,065]

19 hours ago, Rivercider said:

Here from Flickr is an unidentified D63xx on the blocks at Ilfracombe in August 1967

 

 

https://flic.kr/p/pjeRvm

 

cheers

 

With a D8xx behind, which had perhaps failed?

[Rivercider 12,012]

1 hour ago, brushman47544 said:

 

With a D8xx behind, which had perhaps failed?

Yes it does look like a D800 behind.  Was that a failure, or booked assisting move?

 

cheers