Preserved GW 0-4-2T with Devon Belle... © Ben Brooksbank

SX7466 : Preserved GW 0-4-2T with Devon Belle observation car at Buckfastleigh, Dart Valley Railway

taken 49 years ago, near to Buckfastleigh, Devon, Great Britain

Preserved GW 0-4-2T with Devon Belle observation car at Buckfastleigh, Dart Valley Railway

Withdrawn in 1964 (see SO5058 : GW 0-4-2T in the Goods yard at Leominster), No. 1420 survived into preservation in 1969 on the Dart Valley Railway (South Devon Railway from 1991). The observation car is one of the two that were employed between Waterloo and Ilfracombe on the 'Devon Belle' from Summer 1947 until it ceased after Summer 1954, then for a few years were used in North Wales and Scotland.

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Grid Square: SX7466, 335 images (more nearby )
Photographer: Ben Brooksbank (find more nearby)
Date Taken: Sunday, 9 September, 1973 (more nearby)
Submitted: Wednesday, 7 September, 2011
Geographical Context: Railways
Subject Location: OSGB36: SX 7463 6622 [10m precision]
WGS84: 50:28.9407N 3:46.1064W
Camera Location: OSGB36: SX 7463 6622
View Direction: East-northeast (about 67 degrees)