Image 47185, 06.32 Salisbury-Exeter St. David's (2V54), Whimple station
47185, 06.32 Salisbury-Exeter St. David's (2V54), Whimple station
47185, 06.32 Salisbury-Exeter St. David's (2V54), Whimple station 47185 leads the 06.32 Salisbury to Exeter St. David's service into the tiny Whimple station. The photograph reveals the superb former Southern Railway good shed that was still in very limited use at this time with transportation of silica stone from nearby quarry evidence of which can be seen with the white dusting on the tracks of the loading bay. There was also an occasional Wagonload service for the village's Whitways Cider company that itself closed in 1989. Unfortunately, the goods shed was demolished in 1990 in an act of absolute vandalism and something that would be unlikely to occur today with the goods yard now occupied by the inevitable housing estate! Notice the various items of prefabricated concrete in this photograph, including the footbridge on which I am standing, all products of the Southern's concrete plant located fairly close at Exmouth Junction. Keywords: 47185 06.32 Salisbury-Exeter St. David's 2V54 Whimple station
47185, 06.32 Salisbury-Exeter St. David's (2V54), Whimple station 47185 leads the 06.32 Salisbury to Exeter St. David's service into the tiny Whimple station. The photograph reveals the superb former Southern Railway good shed that was still in very limited use at this time with transportation of silica stone from nearby quarry evidence of which can be seen with the white dusting on the tracks of the loading bay. There was also an occasional Wagonload service for the village's Whitways Cider company that itself closed in 1989. Unfortunately, the goods shed was demolished in 1990 in an act of absolute vandalism and something that would be unlikely to occur today with the goods yard now occupied by the inevitable housing estate! Notice the various items of prefabricated concrete in this photograph, including the footbridge on which I am standing, all products of the Southern's concrete plant located fairly close at Exmouth Junction. Keywords: 47185 06.32 Salisbury-Exeter St. David's 2V54 Whimple station


47185 leads the 06.32 Salisbury to Exeter St. David's service

into the tiny Whimple station. The photograph reveals the superb former Southern Railway good shed that was still in very limited use at this time with transportation of silica stone from nearby quarry evidence of which can be seen with the white dusting on the tracks of the loading bay. There was also an occasional Wagonload service for the village's Whitways Cider company that itself closed in 1989. Unfortunately, the goods shed was demolished in 1990 in an act of absolute vandalism and something that would be unlikely to occur today with the goods yard now occupied by the inevitable housing estate! Notice the various items of prefabricated concrete in this photograph, including the footbridge on which I am standing, all products of the Southern's concrete plant located fairly close at Exmouth Junction.