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28th May 1986
Vehicle: 51382 Set: B438
A well filled Class 117 3-Car DMU with 51382 trailing and presumably with 59492 + 51339, departs from Starcross with the 17.20 Exeter St Davids to Paignton stopping service on May 28th 1986. Martyn Hilbert.
29th May 1989
Vehicle: 55003 Set: P103
In the low evening light, Class 122 W55003 arrives at Starcross with the 17.22 Paignton to Exmouth on May 29th 1989. Martyn Hilbert.
31st May 1988
Vehicle: 52054 Set: P955
A worn looking Derby Class 108 two-car DMU formed of cars 52054 & presumably 51933 (Plymouth Laira Set P955), was stood at Starcross with the 16.45 Exmouth to Paignton service on May 31st 1988. With the transfer of the Devon & Cornwall Class 142 'Skipper' fleet North, a number of first generation DMU sets went as replacements. Many of the sets were past their best with cars cobbled together from serviceable examples around the country, and were a stop-gap until Class 150/2 & Class 155 Sprinters were constructed in enough quantities to allow the ageing DMU fleet to be finally retired in the period 1989-1990. Martyn Hilbert.
29th May 1986
Vehicle: 51302 Set: B460
In the bright & breezy British Telecom livery and reduced to two cars, Class 118 set B460 formed of driving cars 51302 & 51317 was coupled to a blue/grey liveried Class 122 single unit whilst stood at Starcross with an Exeter St Davids to Paignton stopping service on May 29th 1986. Martyn Hilbert.
26th May 1992
Vehicle: 53633 Set: 396
The buildings on The Strand (A379) form a backdrop to a Class 108 DMU formed of cars 53633 & 53947, departing from Starcross with the 06.58 Paignton to Exmouth service on May 26th 1992. Above the rear car is the 'Atomospheric Railway Inn', a reminder that this stretch of railway was part of Brunels atmospheric system that was in operation between 1847-1849. Martyn Hilbert.
1st June 1990
Vehicle: 55006 Set: 106
A pair Class 122 Single Units, 55006 & 55005 were running in tandem, arriving at Starcross whilst forming the 17.07 Plymouth to Honiton all-stations service on June 1st 1990. This was the period following the migration of the Class 142 Skipper fleet to the North, with various still operational first generation DMU sets being drafted in to the West Country, prior to the arrival of Class 150/2 Sprinter units. Martyn Hilbert.
30th May 1991
Vehicle: 51246
With the East Devon town of Exmouth visible across the blue waters of the Exe Estuary, a well-filled Class 101 Driving Motor Brake Second, 51246 was stood at Starcross whilst working the 16.45 Exmouth to Paignton service on May 30th 1991. Martyn Hilbert.
28th May 1990
Vehicle: 51246 Set: 825
Early morning on the Exe Estuary, as a three-car Class 101 DMU with Driving Motor Brake Second 51246 leading, was departing from Starcross with the 07.42 Exeter St Davids to Paignton service on May 28th 1990. This service called at all stations, and waited in the Down Loop at Dawlish Warren station from 07.59 to 08.04 to enable the 22.30 Glasgow Central to Plymouth service (complete with its sleeping cars) to pass by at 08.02. Martyn Hilbert.
31st May 1989
Vehicle: 51530 Set: 860
A Plymouth Laira allocated Class 101 formed of cars 51530 & 51181 was departing from Starcross with the 16.45 Exmouth to Paignton service on May 31st 1989. The unit was one of several first generation sets drafted into the West Country following the transfer of the Class 142 'Skipper' fleet to the North the previous year. Martyn Hilbert.
31st May 1988
Vehicle: 51305 Set: P463
Leaning into the curve, a two-car BRCW Class 118 Suburban formed of cars 51305 & 51320 was stood at Starcross with the 07.37 Paignton to Exeter St Davids service on May 31st 1988. Martyn Hilbert.
2nd June 1989
Vehicle: 51320 Set: 463
In its last few months of operation, a BRCW Class 118 Suburban three-car DMU formed of cars 51320, 59482 & 51305 (463) was stood at Starcross with a Paignton to Exeter St Davids service on June 2nd 1989. Based at Plymouth Laira Depot, the set was one of a variety of first generation DMU's that had an extended period of operation in the West Country due to the Class 142 'Skipper' fleet being transferred to the North. The first generation units lasted until sufficient Class 150/2 Sprinters became available. Martyn Hilbert.
23rd April 1988
Vehicle: 51315 Set: B472
Class 118 DMU set B472 (51315 and presumably 59482 + 51330) at Starcross on 23 April 1988. Stuart Mackay Collection.
30th May 1990
Vehicle: 52063 Set: 956
With the blue waters of the Exe Estuary as a backdrop, a two-car Derby Lightweight DMU formed of cars 52063 & 51939, was departing from Starcross with the 15.45 Exmouth to Paignton service on May 30th 1990. The unit was one of several first generation DMU's cobbled together and sent to Plymouth Laira Depot in 1987/88 following various issues and the eventual migration of the Class 142 'Skippers' to the North. Martyn Hilbert.
28th May 1987
Vehicle: 51373 Set: B435
A three-car Pressed Steel Class 117 DMU formed of cars W51373, W59486 & W51415 (B435), was stood at Starcross with a Paignton to Exmouth service on May 28th 1987. Martyn Hilbert.
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A Class 108/101 hybrid formed of 53637 + 53248 at Starcross on 23 April 1988. These should be Laira set P873. Stuart Mackay Collection.
29th May 1991
Vehicle: 55012 Set: 112
Gloucester Class 122 single-unit 55012 (112) was arriving at Starcross with the 17.07 Plymouth to Honiton service on May 29th 1991. Martyn Hilbert.
6th February 1988
Set: P956
Two-car Class 108 DMU set P956 with the 16:03 Paignton-Exeter service at Starcross on 6 February 1988. Stuart Mackay Collection.
26th May 1986
Vehicle: 51314 Set: B471
A three-car BRCW Class 118 DMU formed of cars W51314, W59481 & W51329 was stood at Starcross with an Exmouth to Paignton service on May 26th 1986. Martyn Hilbert.
31st May 1988
Vehicle: 51219 Set: 826
A three-car Class 101/118 hybrid DMU running as Plymouth Laira set 826, was stood at Starcross with an Exeter St Davids to Paignton service on May 31st 1988. The outer driving cars were 51219 & 53223 with an UID Class 118 suburban centre trailer. Martyn Hilbert.
30th May 1989
Vehicle: 53248 Set: 873
A Class 101/108 hybrid two-car DMU formed of cars 53248 & 53637 (873) was departing from Starcross with an Exeter St Davids to Paignton service on May 30th 1989. The set was one of several cobbled together first generation DMU's that had been sent to Plymouth Laira following the transfer of the 'Skipper' Class 142 fleet to the North. The set was withdrawn whilst at Laira in 1991 following the arrival of some Class 150/2 Sprinters. Martyn Hilbert.
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