I used to live in Torquay (1980-84) and always went to the station to collect the class 50 numbers. Loved sitting on the wall at Dawlish spotting all of the diesels. Didnt see westerns (think they'd been withdrawn by then) and can't recallseeingg peaks. 47's and HST's I remember. Those were the beat years for trains. It's all junk now.
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 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 🤣
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.
Brings back great memories as I started train spotting in 76 👍
So many memories of 1976 trains through Dawlish - and the motorail!
I used to live in Torquay (1980-84) and always went to the station to collect the class 50 numbers. Loved sitting on the wall at Dawlish spotting all of the diesels. Didnt see westerns (think they'd been withdrawn by then) and can't recallseeingg peaks. 47's and HST's I remember. Those were the beat years for trains. It's all junk now.
Love the sound of the 52s
When many things were 100 times as enjoyable.
There are some impressively long trains there.
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?
A Gresley buffet car I believe
@@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 🤣
Ex LNER buffet at about 1:55
Amazed to see a CL50 @ 1:33 😮 When did they move down from the WCML?
74/75 I think after the wires were up to Glasgow and they were largely displaced by the new class 87s
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.
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?
According to his notes, although they could be wrong
Don’t think it really matters as this is great footage 👍
I think you are right, unless it’s early 76, even the likely to be showing 0000. Possibly 1975
No Warships by late 70’s pity
No, they'd all gone by '72