22nd Jan 1987

50020 "Revenge " is heading the 5O21 10.35 Laira C.S.D. to Exeter St. Davids empty coaching stock through the station, on the up through line. The stock is for the 12.20 Exeter St. Davids to London Waterloo service. It is passing 47228 which is in the up platform with The Dart Valley Railway's (as the South Devon Railway was once known as) SK no. 18308.

I might be wrong, as I have no notes on this working, but I wonder if this was a test run in preparation for the plan to run trains from Buckfastleigh into the station? The 47 was shuttling the coach back and forth during my visit. These through trains did run for a while, but not for very long, mainly due to the excessive access costs I believe.