47252 descends Dainton towards Totnes leading the 08.00 Bristol to Plymouth (SUo) service. The train is seen in the early morning Sunday sunshine passing where we had spent the night 'rough camping' (with the permission fo the farmer) close to Lillisford farm. As 47747, the loco. survived into the privatisation era becoming an EWS liveried machine and then to Riviera Trains. It was stored for many years being cut up in 2013 by Booths.
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