March 2013
59004 creeps slowly through Totnes with old track panels loading on YKA 'Osprey' wagons. The line was closed from Newton Abbot to Plymouth as the down line was being renewed at Wrangaton with the engineers train was running under possession as far as Newton Abbot. 59004 then formed the: 6W35 09:57 Newton Abbot to Westbury. Sunday 3rd March 2013.
59101 Top & Tailed with 59103 arrive into Totnes with a YJB Colas Crane and spoil wagons. The line was closed from Newton Abbot to Plymouth as the down line was being renewed at Wrangaton with the engineers train was running under possession as far as Newton Abbot. The 59's then formed the 7W34 11:00 Newton Abbot to Westbury. Sunday 3rd March 2013.
59103 Top & Tailed with 59101 arrive into Totnes with a YJB Colas Crane and spoil wagons. The line was closed from Newton Abbot to Plymouth as the down line was being renewed at Wrangaton with the engineers train was running under possession as far as Newton Abbot. The 59's then formed the 7W34 11:00 Newton Abbot to Westbury. Sunday 3rd March 2013.
59103 Top & Tailed with 59101 call at Totnes with a YJB Colas Crane and spoil wagons. The line was closed from Newton Abbot to Plymouth as the down line was being renewed at Wrangaton with the engineers train was running under possession as far as Newton Abbot. The 59's then formed the 7W34 11:00 Newton Abbot to Westbury. Sunday 3rd March 2013.
66034 heads north through Totnes at 20mph with Coalfish wagons loaded with spoil. The line was closed from Newton Abbot to Plymouth as the down line was being renewed at Wrangaton with the engineers train was running under possession as far as Newton Abbot. 66034 would form the 6W36 11:54 Newton Abbot to Westbury. Sunday 3rd March 2013.
59206 heads north through Totnes at 20mph with Coalfish wagons loaded with spoil. The line was closed from Newton Abbot to Plymouth as the down line was being renewed at Wrangaton with the engineers train was running under possession as far as Newton Abbot. 59206 would form the 6W37 13:07 Newton Abbot to Westbury. Sunday 3rd March 2013.
59001 heads north through Totnes at 20mph with Coalfish wagons loaded with spoil. The line was closed from Newton Abbot to Plymouth as the down line was being renewed at Wrangaton with the engineers train was running under possession as far as Newton Abbot. 59001. would form the 16:25 Newton Abbot to Riverside. Sunday 3rd March 2013.
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Damaged 43138 heads west through Totnes on the rear of the 5A73 12:10 Taunton to Laira. The set was originally working 1A73 05:46 Exeter St Davids to Paddington the same morning when it hit a car on Athelney level crossing, between Taunton to Castle Cary. The car become wedged under the powercar and took 5 hours for the train to return to Taunton to detrain the passengers. The train returned ECS to Laira. Thursday 21st March 2013.
150927 makes a very rare visit into the Tamper siding in Totnes on the Branchline Society's tour: 2Z13 14:03 Plymouth to Bristol Temple Meads "The Great Western Tracker Railtour." The train visited some very rare tracks for a passenger train, the tour visited St Phillips Marsh, Tiverton loop, Exmouth Junction, Laira Depot and Newton Abbot platform 2. Saturday 23rd March 2013.