The North Devon Line

Barnstaple, North Devon, England

another "content over style" heritage web page from Steve Johnson`s "Cyberheritage"

THE PHOTOGRAPHIC COLLECTION   

The Scene at Umberleigh

   or at least not too far away!!!

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These days Umberleigh comes alive once a year when it hosts a famous steam traction rally, that is a road steam rally, not rail.

all are 1985 - 1986

class 31 no 31437 speeds along to Barnstaple from Exeter on a passenger working. My girlfriend can be seen waving and holding her son just behind the engine

class 31 no 31437 speeds on to Barnstaple on a passenger working

a Railfreight  grey on a passenger working to Barnstaple

 a DMU pauses at the unmanned Umberleigh station enroute to Barnstaple

a class 33 on a passenger working heads along to Barnstaple in high summer

a class 33 on a passenger working heads along to Barnstaple in high summer

a class 33 on a wet Summer Saturday, drives through the drizzle to Barnstaple

a DMU heads for Barnstaple in winter - note remains of former double track

the yellow British Telecom DMU heads for Barnstaple

a class 33 is on a passenger turn on this very wet and misty Summer Saturday as it heads to Barnstaple

"how so green is North Devon?"  as this Summer Saturday passenger train is 33 hauled to Barnstaple

a class 31 heads a passenger train to Barnstaple from Exeter (or possibly Paignton) on a dull Summer Saturday

class 31 no 31437 heads a passenger train to Barnstaple

a class 33 heads a passenger working to Barnstaple on a sunny Summer Saturday

a DMU pauses at Chapelton Halt on its way to Barnstaple

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