DMU Operations: Western Region
Exmouth - Exeter
Plymouth-allocated DMUs were used on these services, some services running through from Barnstaple.
Sample Timetables
14 May 1979 to 11 May 1980
2 7/8" x 4 1/8"
12 May 1980 to 10 May 1981
Cover only shown
5 January to 31 May 1981
2 7/8" x 4 1/8"
Images
June 1967
A Derby suburban set (later Class 116) in Exeter Central with an Exmouth train during June 1967. David Faircloth.
1970
Class 118 set 468 (presumably 51303 + 59470 + 51318) shows that there is still some life in Exmouth station despite the overall derelict appearance. Taken in 1970. Steve Davies Collection.
1970
Class 118 set 468 (presumably 51303 + 59470 + 51318) sits on the sole remain track into Exmouth station in 1970. Steve Davies Collection.
1970
Class 118 set 468 (presumably 51318 + 59470 + 51303) arrives into Exton in 1970. Steve Davies Collection.
1970
Class 118 set 468 (presumably 51303 + 59470 + 51318) running into Exton station in 1970. Steve Davies Collection.
1970
Class 118 set 468 (presumably 51303 + 59470 + 51318) sits on the sole track in Exmouth station in 1970. Steve Davies Collection.
1970
Class 118 set 468 (presumably 51303 + 59470 + 51318) sits in Exmouth station in 1970. Steve Davies Collection.
1970
Class 118 set 468 (presumably 51303 + 59470 + 51318) sits in Exmouth station in 1970. Steve Davies Collection.
January 1970
Class 118 set 468 (presumably 51303 + 59470 + 51318) seen in Lympstone station in January 1970. Steve Davies Collection.
April 1975
DMU set P355 (presumably 50907 + 59346 + 50854) at Exmouth terminus before returning to Exeter, August 1975. Tony Watson.
10th March 1976
P555 (51590 + 59582 + 51576) in Exmouth station on the evening of Wednesday, 10th of March 1976 with the 20:55 to Exeter. Arnie Furniss.
16th August 1976
Class 119 DMU set P576 (presumably 51090 + 59421 + 51062) awaits departure from Exeter Central with the 14.52 to Exmouth on 16 August 1976. Tom Burnham.
circa 1977
Set P469 (presumably 51326 + 59538 + 51311) enters Topsham station circa 1977. John Law.
1977
Class 116 set C319 (presumably 50918 + 59365 + 50868) at Exmouth in 1977. Walter Burt.
1979
A 3 car Class 118 DMU leaves Exeter Central (for Exmouth) in 1979. John Law.
1st May 1979
A Laira Class 118 DMU at Exmouth on 1 May 1979 which we took down and back from Exeter. Alistair Ness.
20th July 1979
Under blue skies, redundant railway land and a boarded-up signalbox greet a refurbished Class 116 three-car DMU (P317 - 50858, 59492, 50911), as it was arriving at the East Devon seaside resort of Exmouth with a service from Exeter St Davids on July 22nd 1979. A far-cry from the days when on a Summer Saturday the terminus here handled through services to London Waterloo and the North. Martyn Hilbert.
22nd July 1979
Set P317 - A 3-Car Class 116 DMU with W50911 leading, presumably with 59492 + 50858, awaits departure from the single remaining operational platform at Exmouth with a service to Exeter St Davids on the 22nd July 1979. The unit was in the short-lived refurbished white with a blue stripe livery. The station had recently been rationalised, the redundant island platform with its Southern Railway canopy is on the left of this scene. A far cry from the busy Summer Saturdays of old, when trains to and from London Waterloo and the North served the East Devon seaside town. Martyn Hilbert.
28th July 1979
A hybrid Class 118/117 three-car Suburban DMU formed of cars W51313 (BRCW 118), W59509 (Pressed Steel 117) & W51328 (BRCW 118) was stood at Exeter Central with a service from Exmouth to Exeter St Davids on July 28th 1979. Martyn Hilbert.
28th July 1979
On a hazy and warm Summer afternoon, a Class 118/117 hybrid three-car Suburban DMU formed of cars W51328, W59509 & W51313 was stood in the single track terminus at Exmouth with a service to Exeter St Davids on July 28th 1979. The station at the East Devon seaside resort once had four platform faces and was a busy place on Summer Saturdays in the past, including through services to and from London Waterloo. The Southern Railway upgraded the station in 1924, and one of the disused island platforms with its substantial canopy was just visible to the left of the DMU. This has now been swept away, and a road that was constructed in 1981 now runs alongside the station. Martyn Hilbert.