Back to the 1940s - South Devon Railway - 2023

Back to the 1940s
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A short trip back to the past, and to the South Devon Railway, which runs between Buckfastleigh to Totnes, alongside the river dart. It is the other railway which runs alongside the River Dart, the other being the Dartmouth Steam Railway, which has already been covered in a previous video, ‘Too Much Pressure’. On this ‘Back to the 1940s’ weekend, there were many more services than usual (8 return trains), crossing over at Staverton Loop. Running on the day, was small prairie 2-6-0, No. 5526, and ‘1336 Class’ 0-6-0PT, No. 1369. On this very windy day, and in no particular order, short were taken at:

00:00 Back to the 1940s
00:10 1369 leaves Buckfastleigh for Totnes
01:52 5526 alongside the River Dart
02:35 1369 arrives into Staverton
04:20 5526 at Staverton
05:45 1369 at Totnes Pumping House
07:24 5526 at Nappers Halt & Crossing
09:09 5526 & 1369 crossover at Staverton Loop
14:14 5526 at Nursery Pool Bridge
14:48 1369 alongside the River Dart
15:28 5526 heading up to Totnes
16:38 1369 at Nappers Conservation Field
17:58 5526 at Woodville Crossing
18:53 1369 approaches into Buckfastleigh
19:40 5526 en route to Buckfastleigh

There was no shortage of whistles in this film.

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Disclaimer : There was no trespassing used in the making of this film, all shots were taken on roads, or footpaths.