37688 heads east through Totnes with four HST barrier coaches (6348 6336 6393 6394) on: 5Z32 07:54 Riverside to Penzance T&RSMD. 37688 collected stored HST Mk3 slam door coaches 42566 & 44100 from Penzance and 42094 & 42095 from Laira to take to Newport Docks the following day for scrap. Thursday 25th November 2022
37688 thrashes through Totnes on: 5Z41 09:00 Laira to Crewe HS. Coaches: 9479 41063 42220 42100 44047 41117. The LSL owned HST coaches were sent to Laira on 10th May incase they were need to cover for the GWR IET's being stopped to check for cracks, however the stock was not required and returned to Crewe. Thursday 27th May 2021
47848 & 47812 on hire from Riviera Trains to Rail Operations Group (ROG) head arrive into Totnes with the latest refurbished GWR Mk3 HST set LA16, forming 5V47 05:15 Kilmarnock to Laira. This was the second GWR HST set to receive to new GWR green livery. Barrier coaches 6348 & 6336 were also in the consist having been overhauled as well. The formation of the train was: 6348 41158 40743 42245 42581 42129 42200 42250 44086 6338 6336. Saturday 18th June 2016
66425 on hire to Rail Operations Group (ROG) heads west through Totnes with a rake of refurbished Mk3 coaches, forming 5V47 09:55 Derby to Laira. 47830 was the original train loco but failed between Kilmarnock and Dumfires the previous day and was rescued by 66425 from Kimgmoor which took the train forward to Detby where 47830 was taken off. The stock was: 6338 41018 40811 40106 42025 42362 42024 42046 44008 6330. Sunday 15th May 2016
Freightliner owned and on hire to Rail Operations Group, 47830 heads west through Totnes running 3 hours early with the latest set of Mk3's refurbished in Scotland, running as: 5V56 06:00 Kilmarnock to Laira. the stock numbers were: 6330 41010 40204 42013 42166 42012 42014 44004. Saturday 9th April 2016 (Photo by: Rob Sherwood)
66112 arrives into Totnes to allow a Voyager to pass whilst working a stock move for First Great Western - 5Z44 08:58 Laira to Kilmarnock. The formation was: 96602 44040 42301 42299 42351 42579 42300 40715 41146 42347 96606 which were enroute for refurbishment. The barrier coaches were former FGW motorail vans which still carry the old FGW green with gold stripe. Saturday 20th June 2015
66728 heads north through Totnes forming the: 5O66 10:00 Laira T&RSMD to Eastleigh Works. The train was formed of 7 off-lease buffet cars. (Numbers: 40736 40725 40726 40744 40738 40709 40745) The buffet cars have been displaced by smaller micro-buffets introduced by FGW on its shorter distance HST sets. 73206 & 73212 fitted with buckeye couplers were used as barrier vehicles to couple to the HST stock. This working resulted in the extremely rare sight of Class 73's in Devon. Thursday 8th July 2010.
73212 heads north through Totnes on the rear of the: 5O66 10:00 Laira T&RSMD to Eastleigh Works. The train was hauled by 66728 and consisted of 7 off-lease buffet cars. (Numbers: 40736 40725 40726 40744 40738 40709 40745) The buffet cars have been displaced by smaller micro-buffets introduced by FGW on its shorter distance HST sets. 73206 & 73212 fitted with buckeye couplers were used as barrier vehicles to couple to the HST stock. This working resulted in the extremely rare sight of Class 73's in Devon. Thursday 8th July 2010.
73212 heads north through Totnes on the rear of the: 5O66 10:00 Laira T&RSMD to Eastleigh Works. The train was hauled by 66728 and consisted of 7 off-lease buffet cars. (Numbers: 40736 40725 40726 40744 40738 40709 40745) The buffet cars have been displaced by smaller micro-buffets introduced by FGW on its shorter distance HST sets. 73206 & 73212 fitted with buckeye couplers were used as barrier vehicles to couple to the HST stock. This working resulted in the extremely rare sight of Class 73's in Devon. Thursday 8th July 2010.
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66717 coupled to 73205 + HST Stock 44055 42169 42168 42167 42103 40436 41167 41085 + 73204 head west through Totnes working the 5Z76 05:30 Willesden to Laira. The former GNER coaches had been transferred to FGW. The Class 73's were used as barrier coaches as they are fitted with buckeye couplers. Wednesday 2nd November 2005. (Photo by: Noel Downie)