º60024 Kingfisher was a visitor to the Southern
network on the LCGB "A4 Commemorative" rail tour run on 27th March
1966 from Waterloo to Exeter St Davids, via Salisbury, returning via Exeter
Central and Salisbury. The previous day had also seen 60024 calling at
Salisbury with an A4
Locomotive Preservation Society rail tour from Waterloo to Weymouth,
returning via Yeovil and Salisbury. Good view of the platform canopies.
Photograph by Dave Mant |
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º34015 Exmouth was standing on the East Yard
Reception road on 31st May 1966. The view shows the signalling east of the
station with the three arms giving access to platforms 3, 4 and 6 from left to
right as viewed in the photo. The signal in the background has a splitting
distant for Tunnel Junction, where the Basingstoke and Southampton routes
diverge.
photograph by Dave Mant |
º34013 Okehampton running light engine past the GWR
'C' Signalbox on 22nd January 1967.
Photograph by Dave Mant |
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Quite a good view of the Salisbury engine shed, with BR Standard 4 2-6-0 º76007 (minus
smokebox numberplate) outside the shed on 16th April 1967. The coal stage is on
the right.
photograph by Dave Mant |
º73065 just west of Salisbury (Bishopdown) tunnel on 3rd
April 1967.
Photograph by Dave Mant |
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º73020 waiting to leave Salisbury's platform 2 for
London, with the early evening stopping service on 31st May 1967.
photograph by Dave Mant |
º73029 waiting to go on shed for the very last time on 9th
July 1967.
Photograph by Dave Mant |
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º34021 Dartmoor on the turntable - the last steam
locomotive to use it in steam. 9th July 67. This was a 70' turntable installed during 1956 to replace the previous 64' one. photograph by Dave Mant |
The coal stage, and the incline up which coal wagons were
propelled, photographed on 24th February 1968.
Photograph by Dave Mant |
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34034 Honiton, 35023 Holland-Afrika Line and 34102
Lapford being towed away for scrap on 30th March 1968 - the very last
locos to be taken away. The shot is at Gramshaw crossing about 1 mile west of
the station on the now defunct ex-GWR line just beyond what is the present-day
diesel depot head-shunt.
photograph by Dave Mant |
The interior of the shed on 6th April 1968. The roof shown here was a replacement erected by British Railways circa 1952. Photograph by Dave Mant |
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The rear of the shed from Cherry Orchard Lane on 1st April 1969
as demolition gets underway. You wouldn't be able to get anywhere near
these days for barriers and hard hats!
photograph by Dave Mant |
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