Plymouth-allocated DMUs were used on these services.
Trains waiting at Paignton Great Western station on 3rd January 1975. The DMU (50090 closest?) is headed for Exeter St Davids and the Class 50 diesel 50038 for London (Paddington). Pete LG99.
A Swindon Cross-Country 3-Car Class 120 DMU formed of cars W51578, W59580 & W51587 was stood at Teignmouth with a Paignton to Exeter St Davids 'all stations' service on July 24th 1979. When this image was recorded the set was allocated to Plymouth Laira depot. The unit would move briefly to Cardiff Canton in 1980, but by 1982 was working in the North West working from Newton Heath. It remained there until 1986, when the set was transferred North of the Border to Ayr for its final stint of operation. The unit was scrapped in 1988. Martyn Hilbert.
A three-car Swindon Cross-Country DMU was leading a six-car DMU formation at Teignmouth on an Exeter St Davids to Paignton service on July 24th 1979. Set No. P555 was formed of cars W51590, W59582 & W51576. The set was one of the Western Region 120's transferred to Newton Heath Depot in the early 1980's. The second set appears to be a DMBS/centre car from a 3-car with a bubble car on the rear. Martyn Hilbert.
Class 120 DMU set formation P552, consisting of cars 51582 59285 51573 is seen with 1546 Paignton-Exeter at Dawlish, 06/08/1979. Graeme Phillips Collection.
Coming out of the haze on a warm afternoon, A Swindon Class 120 three-car DMU was approaching Dawlish Warren with a Paignton to Exeter St Davids all-stations service on April 7th 1980. Martyn Hilbert.
In refurbished white with blue stripe livery, a three-car Class 101 DMU with Driving Motor Brake Second W51446 leading presumably with 59547 + 51517, was passing alongside Dawlish Warren Road on one side, and the Exe Estuary on the other side, as it approached the footcrossing at Cockwood whilst working an Exeter St Davids to Paignton all-stations service on May 29th 1981. Martyn Hilbert.
Class 118 set P463 (presumably 51320 + 59472 + 51305) is seen at Aller with the 15:45 Paignton - Exeter service on June 5, 1981. Steve Davies Collection.
On a fine Spring afternoon, a three-car Class 118 DMU with Driving Motor Brake Second (DMBS) W51313 leading (presumably with 59478 + 51328), was exiting the Down Loop at Dawlish Warren as it got underway with an Exeter St Davids to Paignton service on May 29th 1984. Martyn Hilbert.
A Class 118 DMU with the 15.50 Paignton - Exmouth runs along the sea wall between Teignmouth and Dawlish, approaching Parsons Tunnel, on 29 July 1985. Robert28194.
Class 118 no P471 (presumably 51314 + 59481 + 51329) pauses at Newton Abbot with the 17.35 Paignton - Exeter on 30 July 1985. Robert28194.
The 14.27 Exeter – Paignton approaches Teignmouth on 1 November 1985 formed of class 118 set no P461 with DMBS 51303 leading (presumably with 59470 + 51318). Robert28194.
W51329 W59479 and W51314 arriving at Torquay with the 0930 Exeter to Paignton 1st March 1986. Keith Long.
W51329 W59479 and W51314 at Paignton after terminating with the 0930 from Exeter on 1st March 1986. Keith Long.
Class 118 numbers W51329 W59481 W51314 arriving at Torquay with the 1325 Exeter St Davids to Paignton on 2 March 1986. Keith Long.
A well filled Class 117 3-Car DMU with 51382 trailing and presumably with 59492 + 51339, departs from Starcross with the 17.20 Exeter St Davids to Paignton stopping service on May 28th 1986. Martyn Hilbert.
A three-car Pressed Steel Suburban DMU formed of cars W51373, W59486 & W51415, was stood at Dawlish station with an 'all-stations' Paignton to Exeter St Davids service on May 28th 1987. Martyn Hilbert.
While on holiday in South Devon in 1987 we noted this Class 118 DMU with set number P460 several times. Here it is departing Dawlish on 3 July 1987 working the 11.06 Paignton-Exeter St Davids. The unit was very distinctive in its yellow livery advertising British Telecom. The individual cars were 51317 / 59469 / 51302. Lewis Bevan.
The 15:42 Exeter St Davids - Paignton seen at Dawlish Warren on 13 December 1987. The photographer left it a tad too late to take the shot resulting in some blurring on the cab so the set number is not clear but the marks on the cab front match 52063 in set P956. Unusually it is running with a Met-Camm centre car inserted. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Two-car Class 108 DMU set P956 with the 16:03 Paignton-Exeter service at Starcross on 6 February 1988. Stuart Mackay Collection.
A Class 101 DMU formed of two DMBSs seen at Dawlish Warren with the 16:03 Paignton-Exmouth service on 5 March 1988. Although no set number is visible the slide notes it as P861 and the closest vehicle does seem to be 51205 which fits. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Aberbeeg - Ebbw Vale
Barnstaple - Exeter
Barry Island - Merthyr
Birmingham - Leamington Spa
Birmingham - Stratford-upon-Avon
Bristol - Severn Beach
Bristol - Weymouth
Cardiff - Weston-Super-Mare
Exmouth - Exeter
Lapworth - Wellington
Leamington Spa - Stratford-upon-Avon
Liskeard - Looe
Maiden Newton - Bridport
Merthyr - Cardiff
Newport - Blaenavon
Paddington - Reading
Paddington - Oxford
Paignton - Exeter
Plymouth - Gunnislake
Slough - Windsor
Stourbridge Jct - Town
Swansea - Carmarthen
Swansea - Shrewsbury
Taunton - Minehead
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