At the 5 1/4 mile post, 1969

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At the 5 1/4 mile post, 1969

Image: © Robin Webster Taken: 7 Jul 1969

A train on the then Dart Valley Railway rounds a long bend on the way to Totnes from Buckfastleigh. A push and pull or auto train of four coaches with the engine in the middle, with its chimney leading. The engine is just at the white distance post.

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Image Location

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50.462298
Longitude
-3.755997