Southern Named Trains
"Devon Belle"
| Southern Railway publicity poster for the introduction of the
"Devon Belle" all Pullman service in 1947.
Reproduced by kind permission of Southern Posters |
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An unidentified Merchant Navy class locomotive speeds the
"Devon Belle" along with a full load of 14 coaches behind her tender.
photograph: Mike Morant collection |
| This photograph of another 14 coach train descending Honiton
Bank behind an unidentified Merchant Navy class locomotive shows one of the
observation cars that were at the rear of each train.
photograph: Mike Morant collection |
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An unidentified West Country light pacific locomotive heads the
"Devon Belle" up the steep bank out of Ilfracombe, with the
assistance of a bank engine in the rear of the train. Banking of heavy trains
out of Ilfracombe was a regular and necessary feature of the line!
photograph: Mike Morant collection |
| This photograph shows the rear of the train with the banking
engine, an unidentified light pacific, working hard behind the observation car.
photograph: Mike Morant collection |
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| "Devon Belle" timings, summer Saturdays 1953 | ||||
| noon | ||||
| Waterloo dep: | 12:00 | |||
| Sidmouth Junc arr: | 3:16 | |||
| Sidmouth arr: | 3:43 | |||
| Sidmouth dep: | 2:12 | |||
| Sidmouth Junc dep: | 3:18 | |||
| Exeter Central arr: | 3:35 | |||
| Exmouth arr: | 4:11 | |||
| Exmouth dep: | 2:50 | |||
| Exeter Central dep: | 3:40 | |||
| Exeter St Davids | 3:46 | |||
| Barnstaple Junc arr: | 4:43 | |||
| Barnstaple Junc dep: | 4:44 | |||
| Barnstaple Town | 4:48 | |||
| Braunton | 4:59 | |||
| Morthoe | 5:18 | |||
| Ilfracombe arr: | 5:27 | |||
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