1971
SX7466 : Newly restored 4588 at Buckfastleigh, 1971
taken 55 years ago, near to Buckfastleigh, Devon, England
Newly restored 4588 at Buckfastleigh, 1971
GWR 'Small Prairie' 4588 (built 1927, withdrawn 1962) ended up in Barry scrapyard and was bought by the Dart Valley Railway Association - one of the earliest locos to be saved from there. It was overhauled at Swindon Works in 1971 and returned to the DVR shortly before my photo. It wasn't in steam unfortunately. It wasn't to spend much time on the Dart Valley branch because by April 1973 it had been transferred to the Kingswear line, see: SX8860 : 4588 leaves Paignton for Kingswear.
South Devon Railway
The South Devon Railway is a heritage railway from Totnes to Buckfastleigh in Devon, alongside the River Dart. It is the course of a former GWR line built in 1872. It was previously known as the Dart Valley Railway. The Railway is operated by the South Devon Railway Trust.
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- Grid Square
- SX7466, 367 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Martin Tester (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Friday, 24 September, 1971 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Saturday, 27 July, 2024
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
SX 7459 6633 [10m precision]
WGS84: 50:28.9996N 3:46.1424W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: SX 7459 6633
- View Direction
- Southeast (about 135 degrees)
