Railways in Devon in the 1970's

[@Clivestravelandtrains]

The music is "Dancing on the Beach" available on free download from Soundclick.com

[@andrewharris1837]

Thanks for posting.70's an era i grew up in Exeter for schooling and holidays when often we took the train😊

[@John2E0GTU]

Brilliant photographs. Very nostalgic!

[@arthurvanos2403]

Thank you Clive!

[@philclennell]

Lovely photos, thanks for sharing!

[@Clivestravelandtrains]

I appreciate your comment, thanks.

[@paulb7200]

Great photos Clive, thanks for putting them together and sharing them 👍

[@realjohnboxall]

Wow, brilliant quality. Thank you for sharing.

[@borderlands6606]

The 1970s were a mixed bag, railway-wise. Much of the Victorian infrastructure was intact, with plenty of pre-BR details. On the other hand passenger services had been cut to the bone. Railways are much busier today, albeit with virtually identical units, signage and facilities across the country. Boring but efficient.

[@SpoonyMcSpoonface]

So much green enamel around. A lot survived but some was binned. I wish my 3yr old self had a screwdriver back then 😀.

[@musoseven8218]

Cracking photos, captures the era and atmosphere! Are any available for sale?

[@Clivestravelandtrains]

If there is demand, I might set myself up to do colour prints. Is that what you had in mind?

[@musoseven8218]

@@Clivestravelandtrains Hi sorry, I've only just seen/received your reply/alert - thanks for getting back to me. Yes colour prints would be ideal for a myriad of reasons a valid resource for modeller and historian alike.

[@vicsams4431]

Great photos. Hastings Unit on the Brighton - Exeter. Shame Exmouth does not have 4 platforms today. Wonder when the Brixham branch closed..... Nice that Okehampton has some live now.

[@Clivestravelandtrains]

13th May 1963.

[@vicsams4431]

@@Clivestravelandtrains Cheers for that. Anything between 1808 and 2021, I'll blame Beeching ! Brixham is a popular place, it is somewhat peculiar that the connection at Churston was south-facing. Not helpful if Paddington to Brixham trains had to reverse....... LOL !

[@davidreed3655]

The Western on 1A55 is an up Paignton to Paddington working entering Teignmouth station .

[@Clivestravelandtrains]

Thanks for that comment - memory fades after 50 years! I was always puzzled as to why a westbound train would have a 1A headcode. I think when I took that photo it was the only time I'd been on Teignmouth station, and had obviously become disorientated with the passage of time.

[@farmer2954]

Nice!

[@cyberheritage]

Takes me back

[@markwilliams1735]

The rather sad music suits the run down condition of the railway in the aftermath of Beeching. Exmouth Station with its abandoned platforms particularly depressing.

[@kaushikganguli1091]

Lot of feel good factor! Was too young to have seen England in the 70s ....

[@Clivestravelandtrains]

I still think of the 1970's as the best decade of my life - in terms of railway infrastructure that still existed in large quantities from a bye-gone era, ease of access to derelict sites, and fewer people on the trains than nowadays! On the other hand, I had to endure people laughing at me if I said I liked to travel by train. It was so un-cool then.

[@stephenchappell7512]

@@Clivestravelandtrains You are lucky to have experienced the decade as an adult Being born in 68 I was far too young to appreciate what was about however I still can picture blue DMU's and the odd boxcar mixed freight complete with brakevan

[@Clivestravelandtrains]

@@stephenchappell7512 Thanks, I appreciate that comment.

[@derisleybrittain]

Superb 👍👍👍👍

[@Clivestravelandtrains]

Thanks - I will be doing a similar one of Cornwall over the next few weeks.

[@batman51]

The answer to your query at 1.25 is No, but the box is still there, if a little tatty (see Google street view)

[@richardjames3446]

The main rail centre in those days was Plymouth of course as Devon's major city . It has declined since but needs to re-establish itself.

[@Clivestravelandtrains]

Thanks. I still enjoy occasional visits to Plymouth when I can treat myself to an all-line Rover ticket. I put pictures taken at Plymouth station on my Cornwall collection, mainly to balance out the numbers. I still have some pictures of Exeter St Davids, which I will eventually post along with Castle Cary and one or two other locations.

[@richardjames3446]

@@Clivestravelandtrains Well done, thanks.

[@likklej8]

If the Tory government and the following Labour government hadn’t shut so many lines and electrified rather than dieseled but UK always shuts doors after the horse is long gone..

[@studebaker4217]

These bouncing captions and "music" destroy this collection for me.

[@Clivestravelandtrains]

Thanks for your comment. Regarding the music, you can turn the volume down or off. Regarding captions, I have since found a better way of doing captions - many KZbinrs like myself are amateurs and as such I welcome constructive comments. But you know the saying - "you can't please all of the people all of the time!".