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❮ remodelled, which sawthe semaphore Privatisation in thelate-1990s, which
signals replaced by colour lightsand wasworked by a Class 47. This lasted
theactual junction atAller moved back untilthe endofsummer 2002 (see table).
towardsthe station. Regular cross-countryworkings
Loco-hauledservices from continued to see loco-hauled trainsright
Paddington haddiedout by the throughtoAugust 2002, when ‘Voyagers’
early-1990s, being replacedbyHSTs, took over– but 2004 sawfour Class 67s
althoughone out andback diagram was andstock hired to handlethe busiest
reintroducedonsummer Saturdayspost- workings. E

16: GOODRINGTON: Aviewofthe carriagesidings from Whitstone Road bridge as
‘Western’ No. D1021 powers out towardsPaignton with empty stock on July11, 1976
–the last summer forthe class. Also visible areanother ‘Western’ running round its
stock and aClass 47. The heritageline to Kingswear is on the left.
17: GOODRINGTON: Abusyscene on October 3, 1987 with three HSTs stabled in
the sidings plus No. 50018 and the stock forthe 19.18 Paignton-Cardiff,aspreserved
Type 2No. D7535 (25185) passes with the 13.10 Kingswear-Paignton. Mark SWilkins
18: GOODRINGTON: Amuch emptier sidings on July13, 2002 as Virgin’s No.
47828 runs round the stock off the 07.00 from Bristol to form the10.01 to Newcastle.
The line nearest the cameraisthe Dartmouth Steam RailwaytoKingswear.
19: TORQUAYTODAY: Regular loco-hauled trains to Paignton ended in
2002, although GWR HSTs continued untilearlier this year,and this summer sees
CrossCountry HSTs on the branch again. The onlyreal opportunity forloco-hauled to
Paignton nowisonarailtour,such as on May25when Type 3s Nos. 37059+37407 head
the return ‘RetroDevonSeaside’ to Huddersfield while aCrossCountry HSTheads to
Paignton. Tim Squires 16

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