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863 of these General Purpose Engines were built 1929-1949 at SwindonHere at work reinforcing sea wall

Travelling Post Office showing Catching Gear. Mr Leatherby 3rd rightwas Asst Head Postmaster Plymouth until 1934 PREVREF 1247 duplicate of this photo

Stephen Drage with his painting of 'Great Western' emerging from Sapperton Tunnel.

This Engine started as Broadgauge 0:4:2 became 4:4:0 in 1902 Scrapped in 1927

Locos 3252-3291 used in Cornwall from 1895-1940

Built by Dean in 1930

Photo before Loco scrapped in 60s. Nameplate in BT Museum York

Loco heading The Devonian

George Jackson Churchward. Born at Stoke Gabriel near Totnes in 1957, died on 19th December 1933 when struck by a South Wales express train near his Swindon home. He was apprentice engineer to the South Devon railway from Totnes Grammar School. When…