With a cheery wave (or is it a gesticulation warning me to get off the platform ramp) from the driver of 50025 'Invincible' as he is about to get the 15.10 Waterloo to Exeter St. David's away from Exeter Central station. Notice the mixture of semaphore arm types in this view. The Great Western lower quadrant platform starter is pulled off whereas the centre road's home is a longer Southern Region upper quadrant - this is what happens when west meets south! 50025 was a relatively early withdrawal in August 1989 coming to an ignominious end after being derailed at West Ealing after hitting some waste track that had been placed on the railway by vandals. Thankfully there were no major injuries or deaths.
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