Newton Abbot 1955

Description

Another in our “Summer Saturdays in the West” series, at this busy junction of the Plymouth main line and the “main-line branch” to Torquay, Paignton and Kingswear. Most services on the Paddington – Plymouth main line need pilots adding or removing for the South Devon banks. Due to the lack of a turntable or refuelling facilities in the Paignton area, you also have to change engines on many Torbay services, and plan ahead to provide locos for up services from Paignton. You select appropriate motive power from that available in Newton Abbot depot (83A), which you manage in detail.