GWR steam train in the Dart Valley
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The photograph on this page of GWR steam train in the Dart Valley by Edwin Graham as part of the Geograph project.
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GWR steam train in the Dart Valley
Image: © Edwin Graham Taken: 22 Feb 2013
A 'Prairie' tank engine is hauling a single-coach 'auto-train' (push-pull train) back towards Buckfastleigh from Totnes on what is now known as the South Devon Railway. http://www.southdevonrailway.co.uk/. Picture taken February 2013 A fascinating contrast with the 1969 picture Image: The engine in the 2013 picture is roughly where the left-hand end of the train is in the 1969 shot. Farming practices have changed too - some hedges grubbed out, wider access gates for bigger machinery, etc.
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Image Location
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