Paignton and Dartmouth Steam Railway

24th August 2005

Paignton and Dartmouth Steam Railway from Paignton is the holiday line with steam trains running for seven miles in Great Western tradition along the spectacular Torbay coast to Churston and through the wooded slopes bordering the Dart estuary to Kingswear.

Class 25 Diesel locomotive D7535 (25 185) on the Paignton & Dartmouth Steam Railway, sometime in the late 1980’s	Ex Great Western Railway 42xx class, 2-8-0T, 5239 “Goliath”, running round its train at Kingswear, sometime in the 1980’s.	Ex Great Western 45xx class, 2-6-2T, Prairie tank, number 4555, preparing to leave Kingswear with it train to Paignton, sometime in the 1980’s – The car back in the back of the picture was the site of the motive power depot at Kingswear.	Ex Great Western Railway Manor Class, 7827 “Lydham Manor” passing through Goodrington yard approaching Paignton sometime in the late 1980’s
Ex Great Western 45xx class, 2-6-2T, Prairie tank, number 4555 at Paignton (date unknown)	Ex Great Western Railway 42xx class, 2-8-0T, 5239 “Goliath” at Churston (Date unknown)