Whit week at Dawlish, 1971
I suppose many of us had childhood holidays in the Dawlish area. Here are selected logs from 1971, I still have hazy memories of breaking the evening curfew to view the "63er" (class 23) on the evening freight around 2015 each evening!!!
300571 Su
Dawlish
813, 1657, 1656, 138, 815, 1041, 1941, 185, 826, 1613, 1707, 825, 1656, 56, 1740, 817, 1044, 1030, 51107/59437/51079, 51097/59428/51069, 51311/51326/59580/51587
310571 Mo
Dawlish
853, 1007, 822, 1708, 118, 1021, 1767, 1051, 1926, 1006, 1598, 1931,151,1593, 1024, 1057, 1931, 7053, 1632, 112, 1931, 151, 1041, 804, 1044, 829, 132,
010671 Tu
Dawlish
159, 118, 141, 1048, 143, 1722,
020671 We
Dawlish
1021, 7017, 823, 1069, 31, 1048, 858, 1040, 833, 26, 1644, 1646, 154, 1044, 6333/834,
030671 Th
Dawlish
862, 1656, 30, 1064 H - 1A05 1155 Paignton-Padd, 1701,
Exeter SD
4022, 1676, 832, 4129, 809, 1018, 808, 817, 1739, 113, 823, 804, 4016, 1057, 1039,
1045 H - 1B35 1430 Padd-Penzance,
Dawlish
1598, 1039, 824, 1623, 7098, 129, 827, 812, 1070, 52
040671 Fr -am/pm
129, 1044, 6565/6579, 1623, 143, 1753, 1722, 1017, 1064, 1021, 1049, 1934, 808, 61, 839, 1647, 1054, 1651, 170, 1740, 191,1073, 1057, 1041, 1931, 1046, 816, 1592, 160, 52
040671 Fr eve
Dawlish
1026 1555 Penzance-Padd 1A85
7047 1535 Bristol-Plymouth 4B10 -Parcels
191 1830 Plymouth F-Paddington 6A29 -Parcels
6338} 1835 Keyham-Exeter R 7B44 - Freight
75}
1036} 1505 Penzance-Padd 4A17 Parcels
1040}
1592 1950 Newton Abbott-Exeter 7B51 - Freight
833 1920 Exeter R - Plymouth F 6B36 - Freight
825 D.Light to N.Abbott 0F76
46 1430 Leeds-Plymouth 1V90
050671 Sa
Dawlish
811
Where are they now…???
My notes from the time claimed "Warships on everything", yet within 4 months the vast majority of Warships had gone.
No Name Tops No Withd 2009 status
24 45027 5/81 Cut
26 45020 12/85 Cut
30 45029 7/87 Cut
46 45037 7/88 Cut
52 Lancashire Fusilier 45123 7/86 Cut
56 Beds and Herts Reg 45127 5/87 Cut
61 Royal Army Ord Cps 45112 5/87 Preserved-Bw Hill
75 45052 6/88 Cut
112 45010 3/85 Cut
113 45128 8/88 Cut
118 45068 1/86 Cut
129 45073 10/81 Cut
132 45075 1/85 Cut
141 46001 12/81 Cut
143 46003 6/83 Cut
151 46014 5/84 Cut
159 46022 3/82 Cut
160 46023 10/84 Cut
170 46033 6/83 Cut
185 46048 9/81 Cut
191 46054 12/80 Cut
804 Avenger 10/71 Cut
808 Centaur 10/71 Cut
809 Champion 10/71 Cut
811 Daring 1/72 Cut
812 Royal Naval Res 12/72 Cut
813 Diadem 1/72 Cut
815 Druid 10/71 Cut
816 Eclipse 1/72 Cut
817 Foxhound 10/71 Cut
822 Hercules 10/71 Cut
823 Hermes 10/71 Cut
824 Highflyer 12/72 Cut
825 Intrepid 1/72 Cut
826 Jupiter 10/71 Cut
827 Kelly 1/72 Cut
829 Magpie 1/72 Cut
831 Monarch 10/71 Cut
832 Onslaught 12/72 Preserved – E. Lancs
833 Panther 10/71 Cut
834 Pathfinder 10/71 Cut
839 Relentless 10/71 Cut
853 Thruster 10/71 Cut
858 Valorous 10/71 Cut
1006 Western Stalwart 4/75 Cut
1007 Western Talisman 12/73 Cut
1017 Western Warrior 8/73 Cut
1018 Western Buccanneer 6/73 Cut
1021 Western Cavalier 8/76 Cut
1024 Western Huntsman 11/73 Cut
1030 Western Musketeer 4/76 Cut
1036 Western Emperor 11/76 Cut
1040 Western Queen 2/76 Cut
1041 Western Prince 2/77 Preserved – E. Lancs
1044 Western Duchess 2/75 Cut
1045 Western Viscount 12/74 Cut
1046 Western Marquis 12/75 Cut
1048 Western Lady 2/77 Preserved-MRC
1049 Western Monarch 4/76 Cut
1051 Western Ambassador 9/76 Cut
1054 Western Governor 11/76 Cut
1057 Western Chieftan 5/76 Cut
1064 Western Regent 12/75 Cut
1069 Western Vanguard 10/75 Cut
1073 Western Bulwark 8/74 Cut
1545 47431 8/92 Cut
1592 47544 2/90 Cut
1593 47467 1/99 Cut
1598 47471 9/98 Cut
1613 47033 7/00 Cut
1623 47676 9/94 Cut
1632 47050 12/94 Cut
1644 47060 cnvtd to 57008 12/99 Stored
1646 47972 4/00 Stored-Carnforth
1647 47063 10/95 Cut
1651 47533 11/91 Cut
1656 47798 2/04 Preserved – NRM
1657 47772 1/04 Stored – Carnforth
1676 Vulcan 47843 In service Riveria Trains
1701 47113 1/88 Cut
1707 47487 12/88 Cut
1708 47119 5/92 Cut
1722 47131 2/87 Cut
1739 47146 12/98 Cut
1740 47147 6/98 Cut
1926 47249 3/96 Cut
1931 47806 cnvtd to 57309 In service Virgin/Arriva Trains
1941 47711 7/00 Cut
4016 08848 5/92 Cut
4022 08854 In service Stored EWS
4129 08899 In service EMT/Bombardier
6333 1/72 Cut
6338 1/72 Cut
6565 33047 2/93 Cut
6579 33060 10/90 Cut
7017 3/75 Preserved-WSR
7047 1/72 Cut
7053 1/72 Cut
7098 12/72 Cut
Phot-spot