May 2014
There are only a couple of morning per year you can get a photo of the down sleeper passing Totnes in daylight. It has to be on a Monday morning when the service is re-timed to depart Exeter at 05:20 due to overnight track maintenance. 57605 'Totnes Castle' passes Totnes at 06:04 on 1C99 23:50 Paddington to Penzance 'The Night Riviera' Monday 19th May 2014
First Great Western are using the day coaches off the sleeper set to work a return from Par to Exeter and back to Penzance on summer Saturday's to release a Class 150 to strengthen other services. 57602 works the first one arriving into Totnes on 2E75 11:25 Par to Exeter St Davids. Saturday 24th May 2014