The 11.25 Exeter St. David's to Paignton service approaches Aller bridge on a quiet Sunday lunchtime. The Class 119 set number P596 has just passed Aller Junction, indeed the signal box can be seen in the distance to the top left just below St. Luke's church tower. While a photograph from this exact position is still possible today the scene is totally different with a number of roads associated with the A380 relief road now crisscrossing the background with the railway disappearing into a short tunnel just behind the large tree on the left that has unfortunately been cut down.
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