Pacers in Devon
24th April 2008
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A day in Devon spent enjoying the class 142 pacers to Exmouth, Paignton and Barnstaple.
Although the day was meant to be a Pacer bash, the opportunity was taken for a ride on 153369 before Wabtec firsticate it.
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 Lympstone village station on the Avocat line, April 2008. The line is now marketed as the Avocet line, named after the pied avocets that are common on the Exe estuary.
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 153369, the Looe Valley liveried blue brother at Extton working the Avocet line.
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Exton station on a rather gloomy April 2008 morning. The station opened as Woodbury Halt in 1861, being renamed Exton in 1965. The low platform height has meant the use of wheelchair ramps is barred.
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 Pacer 142004 approaches Exton on the Avocet line, April 2008.
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 142004 stands at Exmouth, terminus of the Avocet line, April 2008.
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Reminder for Tarka line drivers at Barnstaple that running onto the single line requires possession of the token.
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 142067 stands at the Tarka line terminus of Barnstaple. These ex Northern units are undergoing some refurbishment by First and were drafted in to provide much needed capacity on the Devon branches.
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 142064 pictured at Polsoe Bridge on the eastern fringes of Exeter, April 2008. This unit has undergone internal refurbishment and features FGW liveried seat covers, repainted panelling and new flooring.
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Polsoe Bridge station, 2.25 miles from Exeter St Davids, was opened in 1907 and gained the concrete platforms in 1927. The line was singled in 1973.
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 142068 at Exeter St Davids. Evidence of internal refurbishment can be seen although externally, apart frompink doors and FGW branding, little has changed from Northern days.
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 Contrasts at Paignton - Cross Country Voyager or Devon Donkey; it would be fair to say that both of these trains have their critics....
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Unidentified Cross Country liveried Voyager approaching Paignton.
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 Shed by a shed at Exeter St Davids. The shed on the left is pulling a train of scrap to the Midlands, the one on the right undergoing repairs after years of neglect.
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 Interior shot of 150121, another refugee roaming the Wessex region.
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Silverlink liveried 150121 at Trowbridge, April 2008.
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