The 19.05 Paignton to Exeter St. David's local all stations stopper arrives at Newton Abbot. It has just passed the West signal box and some of its magnificent associated signalling. The sun is beginning to get low in the western sky now and has cast a lovely warm evening light across the whole scene. Our intention was to take this train to Exeter and then an HST from there back to Westbury. However, we had heard on the grapevine that the following 16.23 Penzance to Paddington was locomotive hauled (Class 50 perhaps?) as the rostered HST had failed.
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