RMweb Gold Re6/6 Posted December 24, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 24, 2023 5 hours ago, John Besley said: Hmm, remember Ernie the guard ex Newton Abbot driver he had a bit of a hunched back. Back in the day he drove most of the top link turns, Kings, Castles etc, as well as worked the Kingsbridge branch Indeed, dear old Ernie Carter, top driver in his day. A real character, he used to 'fall asleep' (just resting his eyes!) at the regulator on the way to Kingswear according to Colin H his fireman! Amazingly he attracted the ladies but was 'called to God' enjoying himself at the Bridgwater carnival! 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray M Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 Goodrington Sidings 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray M Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 50030 Paignton 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John Besley Posted January 5 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 5 (edited) Class 25 on the fissons weedkiller train at Churston May 12 1975, comprising of 25.219 - 2 x BR 20 ton brake van 3 x 31 ton tank wagons, 2 ex LMS coaches for the pumps and spray equipment and crew, 3 x SPV. it then went onto Buckfastleigh where it was hauled by 4555 Photos - JR Besley Edited January 5 by John Besley 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John Besley Posted January 5 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 5 My now late Father has a huge collection of diesels in Devon, I'll dig into them at some point 4 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garry Morris Posted January 9 Author Share Posted January 9 Just returned to this thread (that I started) and am excited to see it's still going after all this time! Keep turning up those gems. Every picture has value. Only recently someone showed me a colour shot of a Class 123 at Kingswear ( Swindon Inter City dmu). They only worked through one summer I believe. There is somewhere out there a D600 Warship on the branch I'm sure. Nice to see recent activity after some fallow periods on this thread. I have more to bring but it may be a trickle! Happy New Year to all. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garry Morris Posted January 9 Author Share Posted January 9 There was an Ernie Biddlestone who was Station Master at Paignton.We tested him with respect! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Re6/6 Posted January 10 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 10 On 05/01/2024 at 08:59, John Besley said: Class 25 on the fissons weedkiller train at Churston May 12 1975, comprising of 25.219 - 2 x BR 20 ton brake van 3 x 31 ton tank wagons, 2 ex LMS coaches for the pumps and spray equipment and crew, 3 x SPV. it then went onto Buckfastleigh where it was hauled by 4555 Photos - JR Besley Splendid pictures John. Memories of the time before all the track additions after the TSR took over. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John Besley Posted January 10 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 10 1 hour ago, Re6/6 said: Splendid pictures John. Memories of the time before all the track additions after the TSR took over. I have plenty more like that from the late 60's to mid 70's of both lines.... just not sure where to post them... depends if anyones interested... 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium MPR Posted January 10 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 10 11 minutes ago, John Besley said: I have plenty more like that from the late 60's to mid 70's of both lines.... just not sure where to post them... depends if anyones interested... Here, please! (also, if you have any of Torre, I would be especially interested to see them) 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Re6/6 Posted January 10 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 10 40 minutes ago, John Besley said: I have plenty more like that from the late 60's to mid 70's of both lines.... just not sure where to post them... depends if anyones interested... https://www.rmweb.co.uk/forums/forum/133-the-railways-of-devon/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium MPR Posted January 10 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 10 D1015 Western Champion 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray M Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 Taken from Pinterest 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garry Morris Posted February 11 Author Share Posted February 11 Interesting that this has appeared. I own the slide. Happy to see it here but it is somewhere else on this thread I believe. A well powered 3 coach. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium MPR Posted February 15 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 15 (edited) Starting to scan some of my old BW negatives - from mid-1980s - I'll update the details later when I've found my notes. Edited February 15 by MPR 18 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Kris Posted February 15 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 15 Lovely photos of Newton Abbot. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium MPR Posted February 16 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 16 A few more... 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John Besley Posted February 16 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 16 Happy days... remember the sound of class 25's trashing up Torre bank on three coaches, in the evenings Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray M Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 D801 Paignton taken from Pinterest 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray M Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 Must have been a nice cop, at Dawlish Warren. taken from pinterest. 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium brushman47544 Posted February 28 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 28 2 hours ago, Ray M said: Must have been a nice cop, at Dawlish Warren. taken from pinterest. Is that a demonstration of why they were called 50-50s at that time? Two hauling, two demic? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
D826 Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 (edited) 8 hours ago, Ray M said: Must have been a nice cop, at Dawlish Warren. taken from pinterest. Maybe summer 77 ? After abolition of headcodes in 76, (and that year a lot of 50s were displaying their running number in truncated form in their headcode boxes ie 5044 )- here domino headcodes replacing the redundant roller blinds and before naming in 78. Fingers crossed there'll be a Western along in a minute if its summer 77. Possibly a 25 on the Paignton local too. Sure to be a 46 or 47 on a NE to SW too. Happy days. Very happy days. Matt W Edited February 28 by D826 English and sense ! 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John Besley Posted February 28 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 28 On 18/02/2024 at 07:46, Ray M said: D801 Paignton taken from Pinterest Paignton of my childhood... Delles Cafe and the Regent Cinema, (not that I went in them but they where always there,) until they destroyed Delles Cafe and the run of shops there... remember May's Bakery almost underneath the footbridge, and Woolies beside the signal box... the old footbridge... you could look right into the box off the footbridge... The queue of traffic backing up into Hyde Road past Waycotts corner, my old Doctors above their untill it burnt down and they moved to Bishops Place... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray M Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 10 hours ago, John Besley said: Paignton of my childhood... Delles Cafe and the Regent Cinema, (not that I went in them but they where always there,) until they destroyed Delles Cafe and the run of shops there... remember May's Bakery almost underneath the footbridge, and Woolies beside the signal box... the old footbridge... you could look right into the box off the footbridge... The queue of traffic backing up into Hyde Road past Waycotts corner, my old Doctors above their untill it burnt down and they moved to Bishops Place... Sounds just like my holidays in the 60s/70s. As soon has the bells rang out, for the crossing gates, i would run out of the woolies to see the Warships & Westerns. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray M Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 10 hours ago, John Besley said: Paignton of my childhood... Delles Cafe and the Regent Cinema, (not that I went in them but they where always there,) until they destroyed Delles Cafe and the run of shops there... remember May's Bakery almost underneath the footbridge, and Woolies beside the signal box... the old footbridge... you could look right into the box off the footbridge... The queue of traffic backing up into Hyde Road past Waycotts corner, my old Doctors above their untill it burnt down and they moved to Bishops Place... May`s Bakery 11 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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