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 Eggesford
or at least not too far away!!!
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all are 1985 - 1986
Eggesford is a small village set about half way between Exeter and Barnstaple along the main road that links these two places.
It boasts a well known pub, "The Fox and Hounds" and nestles within a wooded valley. It is the only other crossing place on the line apart from the one closer to Exeter at Crediton. It had a modern signal box which was built to replace the one washed away when the closeby and very adjacent River Exe broke its banks.
The area around here is popular with fox hunting (rightly or wrongly) and game fishing. Once it had a healthy population of otters.
a class 33 on a passenger turn to Barnstaple passes through the trees - note mini snowploughs
a class 33 on a passenger turn to Barnstable passes through the trees
a class 31 pauses for the token enroute with a goods train for Exeter Riverside Yard
a class 33 on a passenger working to Barnstaple crosses the Exe
a DMU seen on a frosty early morning while on an Exeter service
class 33, no 33011 on a passenger service to Exeter
a class 33 on a passenger service to Exeter by the River Exe
a class 33 on a passenger service to Exeter approaches Eggesford Station
a class 33 on a passenger service to Exeter
a class 33 on a passenger service to Exeter approaches Eggesford Station enroute to Exeter
a DMU pauses at Eggesford Station for the token - it is on an Exeter service
a class 33 pauses at Eggesford Box to pick up the token to allow it to continue through to Exeter
an Exeter bound DMU makes its way through the wooded approach to Eggesford Station
this DMU has just left Eggesford on it`s way to Exeter
this DMU has just left Eggesford on it`s way to Exeter
a DMU pauses for the token at Eggesford Station before continuing to Exeter
