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Paignton & Dartmouth Railway. GWR 4588 2-6-2T was built in 1927, a C.B. Collett development with larger tanks of a Churchward design. In June 1973 4588 is seen climbing towards Broadsands Viaduct with a down Churston & Kingswear train. Photo by Michael Taylor, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. (mtaylor6@home.com) Website www.members.home.net/mtaylor6

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Paignton & Dartmouth Railway. GWR 4588 2-6-2T arrives at the line's summit at Churston in June 1973. The lifted Brixham branch line ran from the empty platform face, under the right arch and curved away to the right. Photo by Michael Taylor, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. (mtaylor6@home.com) Website www.members.home.net/mtaylor6

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Paignton & Dartmouth Railway. GWR 4588 2-6-2T at Paignton in the late afternoon sun in June 1973. The front end of a class 45/46 Peak is just visible in the BR platform on the right hand side of the photo. Some of the steam era infrastructure still existed on the BR line including signal box, crossing gates and ex-GWR low quadrant signals. Photo by Michael Taylor, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. (mtaylor6@home.com) Website www.members.home.net/mtaylor6

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Paignton & Dartmouth Railway. GWR 4588 2-6-2T at Paignton in June 1973. The crossing gates open and the tank engine and BR Peak move out of the station. The steam engine to change tracks and the return on to its train while the Peak will run to the empty coaching sidings near Goodrington sands.. Photo by Michael Taylor, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. (mtaylor6@home.com) Website www.members.home.net/mtaylor6

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Paignton & Dartmouth Railway. GWR 4588 2-6-2T passes Goodrington Sands in June 1973. The BR carriage sidings are on the left and the beach is on the right. The tank has just passed onto the single track that ran all the way to Paignton. Photo by Michael Taylor, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. (mtaylor6@home.com) Website www.members.home.net/mtaylor6

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Paignton & Dartmouth Railway. 4-6-0 7827 "Lydham Manor" was built in 1950 by British Railways to a 1938 GWR design of C.B. Collett. The Railway was originally called The Torbay Steam Railway and was part of the Dart Valley Railway association. In June 1973 7827 is seen heading an up train from Kingswear to Paignton. Photo by Michael Taylor, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. (mtaylor6@home.com) Website www.members.home.net/mtaylor6

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Paignton & Dartmouth Railway. 4-6-0 7827 "Lydham Manor" in June 1974 was facing the other way and runs around its train at Kingswear Station. The River Dart is seen in the background. Photo by Michael Taylor, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. (mtaylor6@home.com) Website www.members.home.net/mtaylor6

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Paignton & Dartmouth Railway. 4-6-0 7827 "Lydham Manor" in June 1973 runs around its train at Kingswear Station on a damp Sunday morning. An interesting fact that I noted at the time: the tender carried a 1913 builders plate, while the locomotive was built in 1950. So, two world wars separated the construction of locomotive and tender. Photo by Michael Taylor, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. (mtaylor6@home.com) Website www.members.home.net/mtaylor6