Diesels in the West Country 1976

[@ianmitchell1594]

Brings back great memories as I started train spotting in 76 👍

[@BevMattocks]

So many memories of 1976 trains through Dawlish - and the motorail!

[@waleedarif6740]

When many things were 100 times as enjoyable.

[@SteamboatWilley]

There are some impressively long trains there.

[@ThePanzer6]

Love the sound of the 52s

[@captainboing]

how fondly I remember the summer saturdays in devon... the 46s and 52s pottering about in Goodrington sidings, various classes storming the banks... and a solitary tear trickles down my cheek
what is that first carriage @1:58?

[@foretrak]

A Gresley buffet car I believe

[@captainboing]

@@foretrak wow! thanks. I didn't want to say it but the lines... I never knew/thought any of them made it into corporate blue & grey. I would have got into a fight over that 🤣

[@ChrisJNeale]

Ex LNER buffet at about 1:55

[@D1039KING]

1005 Western Venturer @ 00.11
1053 Western Patriarch @ 1.49
1001 Western Pathfinder @ 2.34
1005 Western Venturer @ 2.36
1001 Western Pathfinder @ 3.42 ???
Pretty sure these are before 1976 too.

[@D9001StPaddy]

I may be wrong, but was this 1976 as none of the Westerns shown have had their headcode panel wound round to their loco number?

[@foretrak]

According to his notes, although they could be wrong

[@ianmitchell1594]

Don’t think it really matters as this is great footage 👍

[@paulnorthcott6634]

I think you are right, unless it’s early 76, even the likely to be showing 0000. Possibly 1975

[@ilovemywife34]

Amazed to see a CL50 @ 1:33 😮 When did they move down from the WCML?

[@foretrak]

74/75 I think after the wires were up to Glasgow and they were largely displaced by the new class 87s

[@williamknuckey157]

No Warships by late 70’s pity

[@foretrak]

No, they'd all gone by '72