THEN AND NOW - WHITEBALL
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| 14th August 2004, 220004+221124 (Out of Sight) are seen heading out of Whiteball Tunnel working a 1Z74 Penzance - Glasgow service for Virgin Trains (Photo: Brian Garrett) | 9th July 2005, 220010+221140 work a North bound Virgin Trains service a year later. A vegetation clearance scheme by Network Rail now allows Whiteball Tunnel to be seen (Photo: Brian Garrett) |
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| 14th August 2004. A GNER HST on Hire to Virgin Trains formed of 43114 and 43006 is seen heading North at speed through Marlands with a Summer Saturday 1E34 Newquay - Edinburgh service. (Photo: Brian Garrett) | 9th July 2005, A GNER HST on Hire to Virgin Trains formed of 43107+43108 is seen working 1E33 Paignton - Newcastle service North through Marlands. Note the cutting back allowing a much improved photo! (Photo: Brian Garrett) |
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| 4th June 2004, 66190 is seen climbing to Whiteball Tunnel passing Beam Bridge with the evening 6V70 Cliffe Vale - St Blazey. Vegitation was such only the loco could be included in this shot. (Photo: Mike Rowland) | 5th May 2006, 66047 is seen climbing to Whiteball Tunnel at Beam Bridge with the 6V62 Fawley - Tavistock Jn fuel. Note the Vegetation Clearance completed by Network Rail opening up the shot to include the whole train (Photo: Brian Garrett) |
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| September 1996 47287 leads 47XXX up to Whiteball Tunnel from Exeter with the 6O92 10:30 Exeter Riverside - Dollands Moor (Photo: Dave Jones) | 30th May 2005, 66187 works the 6O92 Exeter Riverside - Dollands Moor up to Whiteball Tunnel. Note the tree growth on the left forcing a more head on shot (Photo: Brian Garrett) |
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| September 1996, 37254 leads Ex Works 37416 over Whiteball and descends towards Tiverton on a small engineers train including Ex Works wagons (Photo: Dave Jones) | 30th May 2005, 67019 works a special charter service for Ex Rover Plant workers in Birmingham. The charter was ran for several days as the 1Z97 Longbridge - Paignton (Photo: Brian Garrett) |
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| On the 1st August 2006 66132 passes Beam Bridge with the late running 6V41 Irvine - Burngullow 'Silver Bullets' with bushes clearly blocking the photo. (Photo: Mike Rowland) | On the 6th January 2009, the extensive clearance work carried out by Network Rail can clearly be seen as 66194 passes with the 6C51 Westury - Meldon (Photo: Steve Yarde) |