Up Relief from Paignton approaching Dawlish
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Up Relief from Paignton approaching Dawlish
Image: © Ben Brooksbank Taken: 26 Jul 1958
View SW, towards Newton Abbot, Plymouth and Penzance: ex-GW South Devon main line, where it passes - conveniently for enthusiasts - beside the seafront between Dawlish and Teignmouth. This Up Relief is probably destined for Derby, via the ex-Midland from Bristol, headed by Collett 4-6-0 No. 4984 'Albrighton Hall' (built 1/31, withdrawn 9/62). They had run out of headboards, so they chalked the Reporting Number on the smokebox - a typical Summer Saturday sight at the time.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.579808
Longitude
-3.466289