Dawlish Warren in 1955
 
A two week holiday with my family at Dawlish Warren in July 1955, gave me plenty of opportunity to observe and record the train workings on the Western Region West of England Main Line. I also travelled quite extensively in the directions of Plymouth, Okehampton, Exeter, and the East Devon branch lines.

And with glorious weather throughout, it was certainly a holiday to remember. Below are records of a 6 hour spell on Tuesday 19th July, and of a shorter spell of just over 2 hours on Friday 22nd July.

  
 
 
     
    
DAWLISH WARREN: Tuesday 19th July 1955: 10.25am-4.50pm:
 
Westbound:  
10.42/10.43am 5025 called on 10.10am Exeter to Newton Abbot (7)..8 late
10.55am 4949 passed on9.40am Taunton to Paignton (9)..1 late
11.15am 70021 passed on 5.30am Paddington to Penzance (7+3v)..5 late
11.30/11.32am 82034 called on 11.10am Exeter to Kingswear (6)..4 late
11.37/11.42am 73022 checked on down Freight (3+b)
12.01/12.03pm 34033 called on 11.35am Exeter to Kingswear (6)..3 late
12.13pm Unidentified 43xx 2-6-0 passed on down Freight
12.49pm 7901 passed on 7.30am Paddington to Paignton (10)..16 late
1.02pm 70022 passed on 9.30am Paddington to Newquay (8)..10 late
1.30pm 6027 passed on 10.30am Cornish Riviera Express (10)..3 late
1.23/1.33pm 5003 called on 1.00pm Exeter to Newton Abbot (4)..3 late
1.43pm 6869 pased on down Freight (30+b)
2.10pm 5082 passed on 8.15am Nottingham to Paignton (10)..11 late
2.25pm 5071 passed on the Cornishman (8)..7 late
2.34pm 5920 passed on TC Wolverhampton to Kinswear (5)..5 late
2.48/2.50pm 5157 called on 2.30pm Exeter to Newton Abbot (4)..3 late
3.25pm 5053 passed on the Torbay Express (10)..10 late
3.40pm 70018 passed on 11.30am Paddington to Penzance (12)..15 late
3.46pm 7902 passed on 11.10am Swansea to Penzance (9)..7 late
4.28pm 70022 passed on 9.00am Manchester to Plymouth (12)..9 late
4.46pm 6822 passed on 4.15pm Exeter to Kingswear (6)..6 late
 
Eastbound:
10.27am 70022 passed on the 9.15am Devonian (11)..15 late
10.37/10.39am 5003 called on 9.20am Kingswear to Exeter (4)..3 late
10.49am 6938 passed Light Engine
11.11am 6009 passed on 7.30am Truro to Paddington (10)..7 late
11.49am  ? passed on 7.30am Penzance to Manchester (?)..8 late
12.01/12.02pm Unidentified Hall called on 11.05am Paignton to York (10)..4 late
12.27pm 5059 passed onthe Torbay Express (10)..5 late
12.11/12.39pm Unidentified Hall looped on up Freight
12.36pm 5096 passed on 7.55am Penzance to Swansea (9)..4 late
12.57/1.16pm 7909 called on 11.15am Plymouth to Taunton (6)
1.14pm 6010 passed on 10.00am Newquay to Paddington (8)
1.34pm 6024 passed on 10.00am Cornish Riviera Express (12)
1.51pm 5967 passed on 12.15pm Paignton to Wolverhampton (5+v)..5 late
1.58pm 5967 passed on Empty Stock (labelled Penzance) (9)
2.09pm 1021 passed on 10.30am Cornishman (8)..3 late
2.27pm 5048 passed on 10.05am Penzance to Liverpool (7+2v)..5 late
2.39/2.41pm 6822 called on 2.15pm Newton Abbot to Exeter (6)..5 late
3.10pm 82034 passed on 1.50pm Kingswear to Paddington (5)..11 late
3.15pm 4082 passed on 11.00am Penzance to Paddington (7)..4 late
3.55/3.57pm 5025 called on 3.28pm Newton Abbot to Weston (5+g)..6 late
4.25/4.27pm 34033 called on 2.15pm Plymouth to Exeter (5)..3 late
 
DAWLISH & DAWLISH WARREN: Friday 22nd July 1955: 11.30am-1.45pm:
 
Westbound:
11.30-1.45pm..The 11.10am Exeter to Kingswear left Dawlish 11.37am (4 late) with 6938 on 6 coaches. A Crewe to Tavistock Junction freight passed 11.45am with 4262. 34054 left Dawlish 12.08pm (1 late) on the 11.35am Exeter to Kingswear, 6027 passed 12.53pm on the 9.30am Paddington to Newquay, 2 late. 5920 waited at Dawlish Warren from 1.22pm to 1.30pm on the 1.00pm Exeter to Newton Abbot, while 6010 passed at 1.27pm on the down 10.30am Cornish Riviera Express. A relief 10.35am Paddington followed at 1.44pm with 6022.  
 
Eastbound:
11.30-1.45pm7027 departed Dawlish 11.33am on a Relief Penzance to Paddington service. 4992 passed at 11.40am (18 late) on the 7.55am Camborne to Bristol. 6988 passed at 11.49am (11 late) on the 7.30am Penzance to Manchester. 5053 was on the 11.05am Paignton to York, dep 11.58am, and an unidentified 2-6-0 passed at 12.05pm. 75026, on the 11.15am Plymouth to Exeter, arrived Dawlish Warren 12.59pm, on time, but was held for the 10.00am Newquay to Paddington, 70016, to get ahead. 75026 left at 1.12pm. The up Cornish Riviera Express passed at 1.34pm with 6008.

 

    

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