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Devon Railways in Colour

Historic colour images, mostly from 35mm colour transparencies, of railway stations, signal boxes, goods yards, engine sheds, tunnels, bridges and viaducts in the County of Devon, in the British Railways period from the late 1950s to the mid 1970s.

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Prairie tanks No's 5544 and 5569 crossing with Up and Down services at Horrabridge station on 3rd April 1962
Title:
Horrabridge Railway Station, Trains Crossing 1962
Filename:
Horrabridge Nos 5544-69 3.4.62
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No 5569 pauses with its 2 coach train at Coryton on 3rd April 1962
Title:
Coryton Railway Station 1962
Filename:
Coryton Halt No 5569 3.4.62
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No. 1434 rumbles across the bridge over the River Culm as it departs Uffculme with a train for Hemyock on 12th June 1962
Title:
Leaving Uffculme Railway Station 1962
Filename:
Uffculme, No 1434 12.6.62
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A pause between shunting duties for No. 1450 at Hemyock in September 1964
Title:
Hemyock Railway Station 1964
Filename:
Hemyock No 1450 9.64
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No. 1450 at Culmstock in September 1964
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Culmstock Railway Station 1964
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Culmstock No 1450 9.64
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The view from the cab of a DMU approaching Topsham station in June 1964
Title:
Topsham Railway Station, Driver's View 1964
Filename:
Topsham, fr DMU cab 6.64
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One of the running in boards at South Molton station in August 1963
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South Molton Railway Station Nameboard 1963
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South Molton nameboard 8.63
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A bird's eye view of the western end of Plymouth station, taken from the top of the DEO Tower, in May 1963. Line to Millbay heading off to left, main line to Cornwall curving away right
Title:
Plymouth Railway Station from the DEO Tower 1963
Filename:
Plymouth statio…
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The classic location of Dawlish seafront with a Dwon Express departing watched by some youthful holidaymakers on 14th June 1958
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Dawlish Seafront 1958
Filename:
Dawlish Dn Exp 14.6.58
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Umberleigh station in January 1964, looking towards Exeter.
Title:
Umberleigh Railway Station 1964
Filename:
Umberleigh station 1.64
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The approach to Umberleigh, looking towards Barnstaple, in January 1964
Title:
Umberleigh Railway Station 1964
Filename:
Umberleigh 1.64
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Auto trains crossing at Tiverton in July 1961. No. 1450 has just departed the bay on the right with iots coach, heading for the Junction station.
Title:
Tiverton Railway Station 1961
Filename:
Tiverton No 1450 7.61
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An unidentified Class 47xx 2-8-0 hauls a passenger train through Tiverton Junction station in July 1961
Title:
Tiverton Junction Railway Station 1961
Filename:
Tiverton Jct 47xx 4.61
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No 1650 shunts the yard at Tiverton in July 1961
Title:
Tiverton Railway Station 1961
Filename:
Tiverton, No 1650 Shunting, 7.61
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No. 1450 taking water at Tiverton in July 1961
Title:
Tiverton Railway Station 1961
Filename:
Tiverton, No 1450 7.61
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West Country Class 4-6-2 No. 34020 Seaton coasts through Umberleigh with an Ilfracombe train circa 1962
Title:
Umberleigh Railway Station c1962
Filename:
Umberleigh & No 34020 c1962
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Standard 2-6-4 tank No 80039 with a Special at Ilfracombe in September 1965
Title:
Ilfracombe Railway Station 1965
Filename:
Ilfracombe No 80039, 9.65
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An unidentified Standard tank taking water at Hatherleigh circa 1963
Title:
Hatherleigh Railway Station c1963
Filename:
Hatherleigh, water c1963
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The train shed at Moretonhampstead on 12th August 1961. Passenger services had been withdrawn in March 1959
Title:
Moretonhampstead Railway Station 1961
Filename:
Moretonhampstead station 12.8.61
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No. 9678 poses in front of the the engine shed at Moretonhampstead on 12th August 1961
Title:
Moretonhampstead Railway Station & Engine Shed 1961
Filename:
Moretonhampstead No 9678 12.8.61
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