Bovine of the Rails / Steele Travels / 72A Studios

We end the visit to the gala with #7820 lit up by the station lights at Buckfastleigh.

30th December 2022.

#7820 arrives into Buckfastleigh as the lights in the station come on.

30th December 2022.

BR Class 09 shunts through the station at Buckfastleigh.

30th December 2022.

#6430 shunts past the Class 09 at Buckfastleigh as the loco moves to head on shed after a busy day.

30th December 2022.

#41312 runs around the train at Buckfastleigh, ready to head the next service as the evening slowly begins to draw in.

30th December 2022.

#41312 and #6430 are paired together as they approach Buckfastleigh station.

30th December 2022.

BR Class 09 is seen shunting in the yard in between services.

30th December 2022.

#7820 steams out of Buckfastleigh with another passenger service for Totnes Riverside and Staverton.

30th December 2022.

#7820 'Dinmore Manor' steams along the line from Totnes Riverside, heading into Staverton on the return to Buckfastleigh.

30th December 2022.

#6430 steams along the line towards Staverton, on the return journey from Totnes.

30th December 2022.

At Staverton, we see the Permanent Way Track Maintenance Vehicle in the yard sidings.

30th December 2022.

#6430 stops at Staverton and we alight from the train.

30th December 2022.

Back at Buckfastleigh.

#41312 simmers on the opposite platform by the water tower as our train to Staverton is about to depart.

30th December 2022.

#41312 re-joins the train at Totnes Riverside, ready for the return departure.

30th December 2022.

#41312 is uncoupled from the train before moving light engine to join the front for the return trip.

30th December 2022.

Arriving at Totnes, and visiting from the Watercress Line, is Ivatt Class 2MT #41312.

30th December 2022.

At Totnes, we watch as #7820 runs light engine around the train to re-join facing locomotive first for the return trip.

30th December 2022.

#6430 passes our train at Bishops Bridge, on the return journey from Totnes Riverside.

30th December 2022.

'Dinmore Manor' simmers in the station as passengers board the next service for Totnes Riverside.

30th December 2022.

#7820 shunts the coaches carefully into the station at Buckfastleigh.

30th December 2022.

#7820 is coupled up to the next rake of coaches in Buckfastleigh yard, ready to move them over to the station.

30th December 2022.

#6430 departs from Buckfastleigh with passengers for Totnes Riverside.

30th December 2022.

#7820 'Dinmore Manor' puffs carefully into the yard, clearing the line for the passenger service to depart.

30th December 2022.

#7820 sits outside the station limit, waiting to head back into the yard.

30th December 2022.

#6430 shunts up to the waiting passenger service.

30th December 2022.

Ex-Great Western Railway Pannier Tank #6430 comes off shed next to take the waiting passenger service at Buckfastleigh.

30th December 2022.

#7820 'Dinmore Manor' steams steadily into Buckfastleigh after coming off shed.

30th December 2022.

30th December 2022.

Our last steam gala of the year at the South Devon Railway.

We watch as visiting manor #7820 'Dinmore Manor' steams carefully out of the yard at Buckfastleigh.

It isn't long before we arrive back in Paignton

75014 'Braveheart' simmers as the coach lights are turned off, ending a magical evening on the Dartmouth Steam Railway.

7th December 2022.

We steam down along the coast, and past the holiday parks nearby, lighting up the countryside with a burst of colors from the train of lights carriages.

7th December 2022.