Exeter Central Station - August 1982

The Southern Railway Exeter Central, photographed from Queens Street.

Topsham Station, Topsham, Devon - July 24, 1978

View through the driver's cab at Topsham looking towards Exeter.

Exmouth Station, Exmouth Devon - July 24, 1978

View through the driver's cab at Exmouth Station. The former Signal Box was still standing as was the other platform. All swept away by a soon to be completed new road.

Exeter Central Station, Exeter, Devon - July 24, 1978

Exeter Central viewed through the driver's cab of a first generation DMU looking towards Exeter St David's.

Exeter Central Station, Exeter, Devon - March 21, 1981

The impressive Southern Railway street level buildings of Exeter Central erected between 1931 and 1933 are a fine example of Southern Railway urban station architecture.

Exmouth Station, Exmouth, Devon - March 29, 1981

The then nearly new Exmouth Station / Bus Station. It had been built using one of the original platforms of the former Southern Railway terminus. My grandmother and mother can be seen just about to enter the station for our return trip to Exeter.

Exeter Central Station, Exeter, Devon - August 24, 1985

Exeter St David's bound DMU at Platform 2.

Exeter Central Station, Exeter, Devon - August 24, 1985

Exeter Central looking west. Viewed from the New North Road entrance to the station.

Exeter Central Station, Exeter, Devon - August 24, 1985

A defunct Exmouth train departure indicator in the New North Road entrance at Exeter Central. The entrance had been closed for a number of years having only been reopened a few month before this photograph was taken.

Topsham Station, Topsham, Devon - July 22, 1981

Exmouth bound DMU P319 departing Topsham with a Exeter St David's to Exmouth service.

Exmouth Station, Exmouth, Devon - July 21, 1982

DMU P317 at Exmouth on a service to Exeter St David's.

Exmouth Station, Exmouth, Devon - March 29, 1981

DMU from Exeter running into Exmouth Station

Exe Estuary, Lympstone, Devon - July 21, 1982

View from an Exeter bound DMY near Lympstone. The buildings above the line are accommodation blocks of the Lympstone Royal Marine Base which has its own station "Lympstone Commando".

Exeter Central Station, Exeter, Devon - August 24, 1985

Okehampton to Exeter Central special arrives at Exeter Central. This was one of the early services to test the viability of restoring services to Okehampton which had been withdrawn in 1972. It took until November 2021 for daily services between Exeter and Okehampton to become reality!

Exeter Central Station, Exeter, Devon - August 01, 1993

A Network South East Class 159 Network Turbo DMU 159015 arriving at Exeter Central with a Exeter St David's to London Waterloo service.

Exeter Central Station, Exeter, Devon - August 01, 1993

A Network South East Class 159 Network Turbo DMU 159015 arriving at Exeter Central with a Exeter St David's to London Waterloo service.

Exeter Central Station, Exeter, Devon - August 01, 1993

Class 150 Sprinter 150219 operating an Exmouth to Exeter St David's Service.