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  1. Timing is everything

    Timing is everything

  2. Waiting for the off

    Waiting for the off

  3. Waiting for the starter signal

    Waiting for the starter signal

  4. Waiting for the next turn

    Waiting for the next turn

  5. Deep in the woods

    Deep in the woods

  6. Disused sluice gate

    Disused sluice gate

  7. Crockern Farm, Two Bridges, Dartmoor

    Crockern Farm, Two Bridges, Dartmoor

  8. Stone pillar, wall and rowan trees

    Stone pillar, wall and rowan trees

  9. Will o' the wisps

    Will o' the wisps

  10. Cirrus clouds

    Cirrus clouds

  11. Cirrus cloud

    Cirrus cloud

  12. Small-leaved Limes

    Small-leaved Limes

  13. Broken reflections

    Broken reflections

  14. Simple harvest gathering

    Simple harvest gathering

  15. Lost wing

    Lost wing

  16. Wind against the tide

    Wind against the tide

  17. Country Bus

    Country Bus

  18. A Beadle bodied Bristol L5G of 1939

    A Beadle bodied Bristol L5G of 1939

  19. Tour of Britain cycle race

    Tour of Britain cycle race

  20. Tour of Britain cycle race

    Tour of Britain cycle race

  21. MG TF 1500 sportscar from the mid 1950's

    MG TF 1500 sportscar from the mid 1950's

  22. Leyland Tiger

    Leyland Tiger

    A Craven bodied Leyland Tiger of 1938
  23. Leyland Tiger

    Leyland Tiger

    A Craven bodied Leyland Tiger bus of 1938
  24. Leyland Lioness

    Leyland Lioness

    A Burlingham bodied Leyland Lioness of 1929
  25. Leyland Lioness

    Leyland Lioness

    A Burlingham bodied Leyland Lioness dating from 1929
  26. These shoes are made for walking

    These shoes are made for walking

  27. Drain cocks open

    Drain cocks open

  28. Sunshine hours gauge

    Sunshine hours gauge

  29. Smoke and steam

    Smoke and steam

    The Castle class locomotive Earl of Mount Edgecumbe tackling Hemerdon bank just east of Plymouth (UK)
  30. A satisfied crew

    A satisfied crew

    With Hemerdon behind them and tackled in grand style the crew are to be congratulated
  31. The incline eases

    The incline eases

    At this point the incline eases from 1 in 42 to 1 in 51
  32. Climbing Hemerdon

    Climbing Hemerdon

    Earl of Mount Edgecumbe nears the top of Hemerdon Bank east of Plymouth (Devon), a 1 in 42 2.5 mile incline, the 4th steepest on the British mainline
  33. Earl of Mount Edgecumbe

    Earl of Mount Edgecumbe

    A castle class locomotive swings round the bend into the former Brent station
  34. Approaching Brent

    Approaching Brent

    The castle class engine Earl of Mount Edgecumbe approaching the site of the former station at Brent (South Brent)
  35. Tangmere and Oliver Cromwell

    Tangmere and Oliver Cromwell

    A double headed steam train near the top of Rattery Bank, south Devon
  36. Rattery Bank

    Rattery Bank

    This is near the top of Rattery Bank, a nine mile incline between Totnes and Plymouth (Devon) which in places is 1 in 51, making it the 7th steepest incline on the mainline in the UK
  37. The Dartmouth slipway

    The Dartmouth slipway

    The Dartmouth Lower Ferry slipway from the pontoon side as it approaches the slipway
  38. Full ahead

    Full ahead

    The engines are kept full ahead to hold the pontoon against the slipway
  39. Dartmouth slipway

    Dartmouth slipway

    The Dartmouth slipway for the Lower Ferry
  40. Skipper

    Skipper

    The skipper of one of the two Dartmouth Lower Ferries
  41. Timing was important

    Timing was important

    Getting on and off the Dartmouth Lower Ferry at high tide in rough weather is all about timing
  42. Dartmouth Lower Ferry

    Dartmouth Lower Ferry

    Approaching the slipway on the Dartmouth side having crossed the river from Kingswear
  43. Dartmouth Lower Ferry

    Dartmouth Lower Ferry

    Setting out across the river to Kingswear
  44. Dartmouth Lower Ferry

    Dartmouth Lower Ferry

    Turning the tug after going astern from the slipway
  45. Dartmouth Lower Ferry

    Dartmouth Lower Ferry

    The Lower ferry approaching the slip in rough conditions
  46. Early afternoon goods

    Early afternoon goods

    The early afternoon goods train approaching Staverton from Totnes on the South Devon Railway
  47. Restarting after a signal check

    Restarting after a signal check

    This double headed train was checked (stopped) by the home signal approaching Staverton station and makes a steamy restart
  48. Early morning milk train

    Early morning milk train

    An early morning milk train between Staverton and Buckfastleigh on the South Devon Railway
  49. All clear

    All clear

    The guard signals all clear to the driver at Staverton station on the South Devon Railway
  50. Ready to collect the token

    Ready to collect the token

    The signalman at Buckfastleigh waiting to collect the single line working token from an inbound engine
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