| South Devon had always
been a favourite holiday location, particularly Dawlish Warren, where
the railway runs along the sea front. In late May 1972, myself, my wife, our 6
year old son, and my parents, headed south west, where we had taken a
one week rental of two holiday apartments close to the railway line and
the beach. And we had good views of the trains passing by, on the main
Western Region West of England line. I was therefore able to note the numbers of many of the various diesels and diesel hydraulics that passed by, though I did not record details of the trains they were working. |
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A 2002 photo of D1015 Western Champion in preservation |
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| Blow are listings of locos I saw. | ||||
| CLASS 52 DIESEL HYDRAULICS: D1003 Western Pioneer, D1006 Western Stalwart, D107Western Talisman, D1008 Western Harrier, D1009 Western Invader, D1018 Western Buccaneer, D1024 Western Huntsman, D1026 Western Centurion, D1033 Western Trouper, D1034 Western Dragoon, D1036 Western Emperor, D1038 Western Sovereign, D1041 Western Prince, D1053 Western Patriarch, D1056 Western Sultan, D1057 Western Chieftain, D1059 Western Empire, D1061 Western Envoy, D1064 Western Regent, D1068 Western Reliance. | ||||
| CLASS 42 WARSHIP DIESEL HYDRAULICS: D818 Glory, D825 Intrepid. | ||||
| CLASS 45/46 BR/SULZER TYPE 4: D12, D13, D15, D17, D20, D31, D41, D42, D57, D60, D73, D80, D84, D116, D119, D128, D145, D151. | ||||
| CLASS 47 BRUSH TYPE 4: D1588, D1593, D1596, D1599, D1608, D1649, D1666, D1673, D1675, D1679, D1715, D1717, D1718, D1725, D1729, D1738, D1745, D1933, | ||||
| CLASS 33 CROMPTONS: D6500, D6501. | ||||
| The Warship Diesel Hydraulics were almost extinct by May 1972, which accounts for only two being seen. Most of the class had a working life of only 9 to 10 years. | ||||
