The station was opened on 1 May 1844 by the Bristol and Exeter Railway (B&ER). The station was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel and was one of his single-sided stations which meant that the two platforms were both on the east side of the line. This was the side nearer the town and so very convenient for passengers travelling into Exeter but did mean that a lot of trains had to cross in front of others.
This was not too much of a problem while the station was at the end of the line, but on 30 May 1846 the South Devon Railway (SDR) opened a line westwards towards Plymouth. A carriage shed was built for the SDR at the south end of the B&ER platform but the goods sheds and locomotive sheds for both companies were to the west, between the station and the River Exe. The SDR was designed to be worked by atmospheric power and an engine house was built on the banks of the river near the locomotive shed. This was only used for its original purpose for about a year but was not demolished until many years later.
St Davids or St David's (Welsh:Tyddewi, [tɨː ˈðɛwi], lit."David's house") is a city and community (full name St David's and the Cathedral Close) in Pembrokeshire, Wales. Lying on the River Alun on St Davids Peninsula, it is Britain's smallest city in terms of both size and population, the final resting place of Saint David, Wales's patron saint, and the de facto ecclesiastical capital of Wales. St Davids was given city status in the 16th century due to the presence of St David's Cathedral but lost this in 1888. City status was restored in 1994 at the request of Queen Elizabeth II.
History
Tradition states that David was born to Saint Non at what is now St Non's, just to the south of the city, in about AD 500. It is said that he was baptised at Porthclais, now the city's port, and was brought up by his mother at Llanon. St David may also have been educated at Ty Gwyn, Whitesands, by St Paulinus.
St. Davids is a commuter rail station located in the western suburbs of Philadelphia at
the intersection of Chamounix Road & Glynn Lane, Wayne, Pennsylvania. Named for the nearby historic Episcopal church, the station is served by most Paoli/Thorndale Line trains. There is no ticket office at this station. There are 107 parking spaces at the station.
St. Davids Station is 13.7 track miles from Philadelphia's Suburban Station, and was originally built in 1890 by the Pennsylvania Railroad. The station depot was demolished in 1966 and replaced with the existing structure. In 2011, the average total weekday boardings at this station was 258, and the average total weekday alightings was 267.
There is currently an ongoing effort to raise funding for a planned restoration of the station shelters to their original 19th-century condition. This restoration includes replacing later woodwork that utilized simple designs not matching original specifications, return of cast-iron Pennsylvania Railroad station signage, and repainting the station shelters to historically accurate colors.
A train station, railway station, railroad station, or depot (see below) is a railway facility where trains regularly stop to load or unload passengers or freight.
It generally consists of at least one track-side platform and a station building (depot) providing such ancillary services as ticket sales and waiting rooms. If a station is on a single-track line, it often has a passing loop to facilitate traffic movements. The smallest stations are most often referred to as "stops" or, in some parts of the world, as "halts" (flag stops).
Stations may be at ground level, underground, or elevated. Connections may be available to intersecting rail lines or other transport modes such as buses, trams or other rapid transit systems.
Terminology
In the United States, the most common term in contemporary usage is train station. Railway station and railroad station are less frequent; also, American usage makes a distinction between the terms railroad and railway.
In Britain and other Commonwealth countries, traditional usage favours railway station or simply station, even though train station, which is often perceived as an Americanism, is now about as common as railway station in writing; railroad station is not used, railroad being obsolete there. In British usage, the word station is commonly understood to mean a railway station unless otherwise qualified.
Exeter was a late 18th century Georgian house near Leesburg, Virginia, that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places from 1973 to August 1980, when it was destroyed by fire and subsequently de-listed from the National Register. The house and its dependencies were unusually elaborate for northern Virginia.
History
The house was built about 1790 by Dr. Wilson Cary Selden on a property that he had inherited from his first wife, Mary Mason Selden, who was a niece of George Mason. Selden and his second wife, Eleanor Love Selden, expanded the property as the centerpiece of a plantation. In 1835 Selden's son Wilson Cary Selden, Jr. inherited the property, but sold it in 1846 to General George Rust, who expanded the house to the rear. The property played a role in the American Civil War when the Battle of Ball's Bluff was fought on the plantation's lands, with Confederate General Jubal Early using the house as a headquarters. The house had fallen into disrepair by the 1970s, and was destroyed by fire in August 1980.
Exeter was a three-decker East Indiaman built by Perry and launched in 1792. She made eight voyages to the East Indies for the East India Company (EIC). More unusually, on separate voyages she captured a French frigate and participated in the Battle of Pulo Aura. She was sold for breaking up in 1811.
Career
East Indiamen traveled in convoys as much as they could. Frequently these convoys had as escorts vessels of the British Royal Navy, though generally not past India, or before on the return leg. Even so, the Indiamen were heavily armed so that they could dissuade Malay pirates and even large privateers. They were not designed, however, to fight naval ships as their ports were small and so the guns could only fire directly out. Furthermore, even the largest guns were smaller than those that naval vessels commonly carried. Still, from their appearance in the distance, or in the dark, it was possible to mistake them for ships of the line, as Exeter's own history proved.
Like many other East Indiamen during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, Exeter sailed under letters of marque. This gave her the right to capture enemy vessels, civilian and military, even when not engaging in self-defense.
For her first six voyages her principal managing owner was Richard Lewin, who was a former commander for the EIC and a member of the United Company of merchants of England trading to the East-Indies. For her last two it was Andrew Timbrell. He too was a former commander for the EIC.
Exeter is a historic home located at Federalsburg, Caroline County, Maryland. It is composed of two distinct sections constructed during the 19th century. The front section is a three-bay wide, two-story frame structure covered with cypress shingles. Behind it is a 11⁄2-story frame wing, four bays long, covered with beaded weatherboard. Outbuildings include a brick meathouse and frame milkhouse.
Take a look around Exeter St Davids Station in our virtual tour.
published: 21 Mar 2023
Exeter St Davids Station Tour
Welcome to Episode 26 of Station Feature! Today I am at Exeter St Davids touring around the station. In this video we see yards and depots, two footbridges and Pacers! This video also features an interview with Kiya from Kiya's Train Videos. I hope you enjoy.
Next Trains At (Not Rover): Trains at Ebbsfleet International, HS1
Next Rover Episode: Trains at Exeter Central, WEML
Next Station Feature: Exeter Central
Next Journey Video: Exeter St Davids to Newton Abbot
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published: 01 May 2018
Exeter St David's to London Paddington on a GWR IET
I had a run from Exeter to London one Sunday in March 2022 to help settle in my mind how good/bad or otherwise these new Hitachi IETs really are.
Well I don't think I really settled it all that much...
1. The second class seats are rock hard, but the lumbar support is OK
2. The ride is smooth and quiet, as long as you stay below 115mph
They're new. I want to be excited about them. But I'm not. They're just functional trains that are "good enough".
In football terms, they're not as good as Liverpool, they're certainly much better than Norwich. Maybe they are kind of like Spurs.
(Translation for Americans: They're not as good as the Rams, they're certainly much better than the Jets. Maybe they're kinda like the Raiders)
published: 22 Apr 2022
BR in the 1980s Exeter St Davids in September 1986
Exeter St Davids in 1986
On 25th September 1986 I visited Exeter and spent a couple of hours at St Davids station. In those days this was a haven for the Class 50 "Hoovers" enthusiast and in that short visit I witnessed 7 different services class 50 hauled. It was a surprisingly interesting location, a few years earlier I would have seen Class 45's on the west country to midlands and the north services, but by 1986 on my visit these were 47 or 50 hauled. The HST's were appearing on these services too and were the main haulage for London - Plymouth trains. The Penzance trains were still class 50 hauled as were the London Waterloo via Salisbury to Exeter and V.V. Class 31's were about on local freight and engineers trains and in this video a class 50 on a test train runs into Exeter Yard...
published: 25 Jan 2023
Exeter St. David's Railway Station Announcements
Automated announcements from Exeter St. David's railway station voiced by Anne and Rodger.
published: 27 Dec 2020
Couple of Trains at Exeter St David’s Station (10th and 11th August 2024)
Here is the couple of Trains at Exeter St David's Station during my weekend trip down to Exeter to watch my team there.
Here is the Chapter list:
0:00 - Introduction
0:16 - Announcement for Mind the Gap and safety
0:35 - Announcement for Exmouth (Service from Paignton)
1:00 - Announcement for Exmouth
1:38 - Great Western Railway 150261 arriving for Exmouth
1:59 - Level Crossing goes down
2:19 - Great Western Railway leaving for London Paddington
3:44 - Great Western Railway 150261 leaving for Okehampton
4:35 - Cross Country arriving for Plymouth
5:02 - Going over Level crossing - Exeter
Filmed on 10th and 11th August 2024
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published: 02 Sep 2024
Trains at Exeter St Davids (GWML) 29/04/2022
UK Railway trains at Exeter St Davids station, Great Western Mainline Including Express and Regional Passenger trains in April 2022! 🏴
A Weekday Afternoon of Great Western services at Exeter St Davids, heading around the West of England, United Kingdom. Trains include:
- Great Western Railway Class 255 Castle (InterCity 125 HST)
- 43/0s - Built in 1975/82
- Mk3 Coaches - Built in 1975/88 (Refurbished)
- CrossCountry HSTs (InterCity 125 HST)
- 43/0s - Built in 1975/82
- Mk3 Coaches - Built in 1975/88 (Refurbished)
- Great Western Railway Class 150s
- 150/2s - Built in 1986/87
- Great Western Railway Class 158s
- 158/7 - Built in 1989/92 - Two or Three Car Units
- 158/9 - Built in 1989/92 - Three Car Units
- South Western Railway Class 159s
- 159/0 - Built in...
published: 21 Aug 2022
Exeter St. David's Station in 1994
View of time spent in watching the trains go by in this famous and busy station, in Devon UK. Trains come here from the South and North and depart to the East or West. Two different routes to London, one going off in the totally opposite direction to the other. The 47707 climbing the bank to Exeter Queen St. is going to London (Waterloo) and the HST going off the other way is bound for London ( Paddington).
published: 18 Feb 2010
Going into Exeter St David's Railway Station in the 1960s
Narration by Victor Thompson, formerly of the BFI.
published: 19 Jan 2023
train arriving at Exeter st David's railway station this morning 30.9.24
Welcome to Episode 26 of Station Feature! Today I am at Exeter St Davids touring around the station. In this video we see yards and depots, two footbridges and ...
Welcome to Episode 26 of Station Feature! Today I am at Exeter St Davids touring around the station. In this video we see yards and depots, two footbridges and Pacers! This video also features an interview with Kiya from Kiya's Train Videos. I hope you enjoy.
Next Trains At (Not Rover): Trains at Ebbsfleet International, HS1
Next Rover Episode: Trains at Exeter Central, WEML
Next Station Feature: Exeter Central
Next Journey Video: Exeter St Davids to Newton Abbot
If you have liked what you have seen here at Exeter St Davids then please do like and subscribe and I will get back to any comments as and when I can. Any recommendations are also welcomed so please do leave those in the comments. See you all soon! :)
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Welcome to Episode 26 of Station Feature! Today I am at Exeter St Davids touring around the station. In this video we see yards and depots, two footbridges and Pacers! This video also features an interview with Kiya from Kiya's Train Videos. I hope you enjoy.
Next Trains At (Not Rover): Trains at Ebbsfleet International, HS1
Next Rover Episode: Trains at Exeter Central, WEML
Next Station Feature: Exeter Central
Next Journey Video: Exeter St Davids to Newton Abbot
If you have liked what you have seen here at Exeter St Davids then please do like and subscribe and I will get back to any comments as and when I can. Any recommendations are also welcomed so please do leave those in the comments. See you all soon! :)
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I had a run from Exeter to London one Sunday in March 2022 to help settle in my mind how good/bad or otherwise these new Hitachi IETs really are.
Well I don't t...
I had a run from Exeter to London one Sunday in March 2022 to help settle in my mind how good/bad or otherwise these new Hitachi IETs really are.
Well I don't think I really settled it all that much...
1. The second class seats are rock hard, but the lumbar support is OK
2. The ride is smooth and quiet, as long as you stay below 115mph
They're new. I want to be excited about them. But I'm not. They're just functional trains that are "good enough".
In football terms, they're not as good as Liverpool, they're certainly much better than Norwich. Maybe they are kind of like Spurs.
(Translation for Americans: They're not as good as the Rams, they're certainly much better than the Jets. Maybe they're kinda like the Raiders)
I had a run from Exeter to London one Sunday in March 2022 to help settle in my mind how good/bad or otherwise these new Hitachi IETs really are.
Well I don't think I really settled it all that much...
1. The second class seats are rock hard, but the lumbar support is OK
2. The ride is smooth and quiet, as long as you stay below 115mph
They're new. I want to be excited about them. But I'm not. They're just functional trains that are "good enough".
In football terms, they're not as good as Liverpool, they're certainly much better than Norwich. Maybe they are kind of like Spurs.
(Translation for Americans: They're not as good as the Rams, they're certainly much better than the Jets. Maybe they're kinda like the Raiders)
Exeter St Davids in 1986
On 25th September 1986 I visited Exeter and spent a couple of hours at St Davids station. In those days this was a haven for the Class...
Exeter St Davids in 1986
On 25th September 1986 I visited Exeter and spent a couple of hours at St Davids station. In those days this was a haven for the Class 50 "Hoovers" enthusiast and in that short visit I witnessed 7 different services class 50 hauled. It was a surprisingly interesting location, a few years earlier I would have seen Class 45's on the west country to midlands and the north services, but by 1986 on my visit these were 47 or 50 hauled. The HST's were appearing on these services too and were the main haulage for London - Plymouth trains. The Penzance trains were still class 50 hauled as were the London Waterloo via Salisbury to Exeter and V.V. Class 31's were about on local freight and engineers trains and in this video a class 50 on a test train runs into Exeter Yard. The station and yard shunter was in the hands of an 08. How this location has changed with modernisation is apparent when you see it now, yet the station itself has kept it's character. Again I do hope the video will evoke fond memories and many thanks for viewing.
Exeter St Davids in 1986
On 25th September 1986 I visited Exeter and spent a couple of hours at St Davids station. In those days this was a haven for the Class 50 "Hoovers" enthusiast and in that short visit I witnessed 7 different services class 50 hauled. It was a surprisingly interesting location, a few years earlier I would have seen Class 45's on the west country to midlands and the north services, but by 1986 on my visit these were 47 or 50 hauled. The HST's were appearing on these services too and were the main haulage for London - Plymouth trains. The Penzance trains were still class 50 hauled as were the London Waterloo via Salisbury to Exeter and V.V. Class 31's were about on local freight and engineers trains and in this video a class 50 on a test train runs into Exeter Yard. The station and yard shunter was in the hands of an 08. How this location has changed with modernisation is apparent when you see it now, yet the station itself has kept it's character. Again I do hope the video will evoke fond memories and many thanks for viewing.
Here is the couple of Trains at Exeter St David's Station during my weekend trip down to Exeter to watch my team there.
Here is the Chapter list:
0:00 - Introd...
Here is the couple of Trains at Exeter St David's Station during my weekend trip down to Exeter to watch my team there.
Here is the Chapter list:
0:00 - Introduction
0:16 - Announcement for Mind the Gap and safety
0:35 - Announcement for Exmouth (Service from Paignton)
1:00 - Announcement for Exmouth
1:38 - Great Western Railway 150261 arriving for Exmouth
1:59 - Level Crossing goes down
2:19 - Great Western Railway leaving for London Paddington
3:44 - Great Western Railway 150261 leaving for Okehampton
4:35 - Cross Country arriving for Plymouth
5:02 - Going over Level crossing - Exeter
Filmed on 10th and 11th August 2024
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Here is the couple of Trains at Exeter St David's Station during my weekend trip down to Exeter to watch my team there.
Here is the Chapter list:
0:00 - Introduction
0:16 - Announcement for Mind the Gap and safety
0:35 - Announcement for Exmouth (Service from Paignton)
1:00 - Announcement for Exmouth
1:38 - Great Western Railway 150261 arriving for Exmouth
1:59 - Level Crossing goes down
2:19 - Great Western Railway leaving for London Paddington
3:44 - Great Western Railway 150261 leaving for Okehampton
4:35 - Cross Country arriving for Plymouth
5:02 - Going over Level crossing - Exeter
Filmed on 10th and 11th August 2024
Please Like and Subscribe
Thanks Transport Journeys around UK
UK Railway trains at Exeter St Davids station, Great Western Mainline Including Express and Regional Passenger trains in April 2022! 🏴
A Weekday Afterno...
UK Railway trains at Exeter St Davids station, Great Western Mainline Including Express and Regional Passenger trains in April 2022! 🏴
A Weekday Afternoon of Great Western services at Exeter St Davids, heading around the West of England, United Kingdom. Trains include:
- Great Western Railway Class 255 Castle (InterCity 125 HST)
- 43/0s - Built in 1975/82
- Mk3 Coaches - Built in 1975/88 (Refurbished)
- CrossCountry HSTs (InterCity 125 HST)
- 43/0s - Built in 1975/82
- Mk3 Coaches - Built in 1975/88 (Refurbished)
- Great Western Railway Class 150s
- 150/2s - Built in 1986/87
- Great Western Railway Class 158s
- 158/7 - Built in 1989/92 - Two or Three Car Units
- 158/9 - Built in 1989/92 - Three Car Units
- South Western Railway Class 159s
- 159/0 - Built in 1989/92
- 159/1 - Built in 1992/93 - Converted from 158s in 2006/07
- Great Western Railway Class 165s
- 165/1 - Built in 1992 - Two or Three Car Units
- CrossCountry Voyagers Class 220s
- 220/0 - Built in 2000/01
- CrossCountry Super Voyagers Class 221s
- 221/1 - Built in 2001/02
- Great Western Railway IET Class 800s
- 800/0 - Built in 2014/18 - Diesel & Electric - Five Car Units
- 800/3 - Built in 2017/18 - Diesel & Electric - Nine Car Units
- Great Western Railway IET Class 802s
- 802/0 - Built in 2017/18 - Diesel & Electric - Five Car Units
- 802/1 - Built in 2017/18 - Diesel & Electric - Nine Car Units
Filmed on 29th April 2022, Between 12.00 and 14.00.
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🚄 INFORMATION KEY
Train Numbers – e.g. 43032 or 800110 – These are train numbers which are specific to that train. No trains can be numbered the same. Locos are 5 digit numbers where the first two numbers are the class of train e.g. 67010 would be a class 67. Multiple Units are 6 digit numbers where the first three numbers are the class of train e.g. 390154 would be a class 390. Click Here to learn more
➤ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TOPS#TOPS_numbering_under_British_Rail
Headcodes – e.g. 1F32 or 5M00 – These are used by the railway signallers to determine where trains are on the network. Every train within a region has a specific four code ID. Click Here to learn more
➤ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Train_reporting_number
Set Number – e.g. WB64 or NL04 – These are semi-permanent loco hauled coach formations which are kept together for formalities. The first two letters usually indicate the maintenance depot responsible e.g. OC is Old Oak Common, LA is Laira. The number indicates the rake number.
🚄 ABOUT ME
Hello everyone, I’m StarlifeStudios and my passion is to experience and video railway stations across the United Kingdom at both small and large locations, but, with an informative twist! My videos are also designed as a historical reference for the days of the past and to reminisce about the way things were. Join me as I continue to travel and be sure to let me know if you’d like me to video at your favourite or local station.
UK Railway trains at Exeter St Davids station, Great Western Mainline Including Express and Regional Passenger trains in April 2022! 🏴
A Weekday Afternoon of Great Western services at Exeter St Davids, heading around the West of England, United Kingdom. Trains include:
- Great Western Railway Class 255 Castle (InterCity 125 HST)
- 43/0s - Built in 1975/82
- Mk3 Coaches - Built in 1975/88 (Refurbished)
- CrossCountry HSTs (InterCity 125 HST)
- 43/0s - Built in 1975/82
- Mk3 Coaches - Built in 1975/88 (Refurbished)
- Great Western Railway Class 150s
- 150/2s - Built in 1986/87
- Great Western Railway Class 158s
- 158/7 - Built in 1989/92 - Two or Three Car Units
- 158/9 - Built in 1989/92 - Three Car Units
- South Western Railway Class 159s
- 159/0 - Built in 1989/92
- 159/1 - Built in 1992/93 - Converted from 158s in 2006/07
- Great Western Railway Class 165s
- 165/1 - Built in 1992 - Two or Three Car Units
- CrossCountry Voyagers Class 220s
- 220/0 - Built in 2000/01
- CrossCountry Super Voyagers Class 221s
- 221/1 - Built in 2001/02
- Great Western Railway IET Class 800s
- 800/0 - Built in 2014/18 - Diesel & Electric - Five Car Units
- 800/3 - Built in 2017/18 - Diesel & Electric - Nine Car Units
- Great Western Railway IET Class 802s
- 802/0 - Built in 2017/18 - Diesel & Electric - Five Car Units
- 802/1 - Built in 2017/18 - Diesel & Electric - Nine Car Units
Filmed on 29th April 2022, Between 12.00 and 14.00.
If you like my content, be sure to subscribe!
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Thanks! ✅
🚄 INFORMATION KEY
Train Numbers – e.g. 43032 or 800110 – These are train numbers which are specific to that train. No trains can be numbered the same. Locos are 5 digit numbers where the first two numbers are the class of train e.g. 67010 would be a class 67. Multiple Units are 6 digit numbers where the first three numbers are the class of train e.g. 390154 would be a class 390. Click Here to learn more
➤ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TOPS#TOPS_numbering_under_British_Rail
Headcodes – e.g. 1F32 or 5M00 – These are used by the railway signallers to determine where trains are on the network. Every train within a region has a specific four code ID. Click Here to learn more
➤ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Train_reporting_number
Set Number – e.g. WB64 or NL04 – These are semi-permanent loco hauled coach formations which are kept together for formalities. The first two letters usually indicate the maintenance depot responsible e.g. OC is Old Oak Common, LA is Laira. The number indicates the rake number.
🚄 ABOUT ME
Hello everyone, I’m StarlifeStudios and my passion is to experience and video railway stations across the United Kingdom at both small and large locations, but, with an informative twist! My videos are also designed as a historical reference for the days of the past and to reminisce about the way things were. Join me as I continue to travel and be sure to let me know if you’d like me to video at your favourite or local station.
View of time spent in watching the trains go by in this famous and busy station, in Devon UK. Trains come here from the South and North and depart to the East...
View of time spent in watching the trains go by in this famous and busy station, in Devon UK. Trains come here from the South and North and depart to the East or West. Two different routes to London, one going off in the totally opposite direction to the other. The 47707 climbing the bank to Exeter Queen St. is going to London (Waterloo) and the HST going off the other way is bound for London ( Paddington).
View of time spent in watching the trains go by in this famous and busy station, in Devon UK. Trains come here from the South and North and depart to the East or West. Two different routes to London, one going off in the totally opposite direction to the other. The 47707 climbing the bank to Exeter Queen St. is going to London (Waterloo) and the HST going off the other way is bound for London ( Paddington).
Welcome to Episode 26 of Station Feature! Today I am at Exeter St Davids touring around the station. In this video we see yards and depots, two footbridges and Pacers! This video also features an interview with Kiya from Kiya's Train Videos. I hope you enjoy.
Next Trains At (Not Rover): Trains at Ebbsfleet International, HS1
Next Rover Episode: Trains at Exeter Central, WEML
Next Station Feature: Exeter Central
Next Journey Video: Exeter St Davids to Newton Abbot
If you have liked what you have seen here at Exeter St Davids then please do like and subscribe and I will get back to any comments as and when I can. Any recommendations are also welcomed so please do leave those in the comments. See you all soon! :)
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I had a run from Exeter to London one Sunday in March 2022 to help settle in my mind how good/bad or otherwise these new Hitachi IETs really are.
Well I don't think I really settled it all that much...
1. The second class seats are rock hard, but the lumbar support is OK
2. The ride is smooth and quiet, as long as you stay below 115mph
They're new. I want to be excited about them. But I'm not. They're just functional trains that are "good enough".
In football terms, they're not as good as Liverpool, they're certainly much better than Norwich. Maybe they are kind of like Spurs.
(Translation for Americans: They're not as good as the Rams, they're certainly much better than the Jets. Maybe they're kinda like the Raiders)
Exeter St Davids in 1986
On 25th September 1986 I visited Exeter and spent a couple of hours at St Davids station. In those days this was a haven for the Class 50 "Hoovers" enthusiast and in that short visit I witnessed 7 different services class 50 hauled. It was a surprisingly interesting location, a few years earlier I would have seen Class 45's on the west country to midlands and the north services, but by 1986 on my visit these were 47 or 50 hauled. The HST's were appearing on these services too and were the main haulage for London - Plymouth trains. The Penzance trains were still class 50 hauled as were the London Waterloo via Salisbury to Exeter and V.V. Class 31's were about on local freight and engineers trains and in this video a class 50 on a test train runs into Exeter Yard. The station and yard shunter was in the hands of an 08. How this location has changed with modernisation is apparent when you see it now, yet the station itself has kept it's character. Again I do hope the video will evoke fond memories and many thanks for viewing.
Here is the couple of Trains at Exeter St David's Station during my weekend trip down to Exeter to watch my team there.
Here is the Chapter list:
0:00 - Introduction
0:16 - Announcement for Mind the Gap and safety
0:35 - Announcement for Exmouth (Service from Paignton)
1:00 - Announcement for Exmouth
1:38 - Great Western Railway 150261 arriving for Exmouth
1:59 - Level Crossing goes down
2:19 - Great Western Railway leaving for London Paddington
3:44 - Great Western Railway 150261 leaving for Okehampton
4:35 - Cross Country arriving for Plymouth
5:02 - Going over Level crossing - Exeter
Filmed on 10th and 11th August 2024
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UK Railway trains at Exeter St Davids station, Great Western Mainline Including Express and Regional Passenger trains in April 2022! 🏴
A Weekday Afternoon of Great Western services at Exeter St Davids, heading around the West of England, United Kingdom. Trains include:
- Great Western Railway Class 255 Castle (InterCity 125 HST)
- 43/0s - Built in 1975/82
- Mk3 Coaches - Built in 1975/88 (Refurbished)
- CrossCountry HSTs (InterCity 125 HST)
- 43/0s - Built in 1975/82
- Mk3 Coaches - Built in 1975/88 (Refurbished)
- Great Western Railway Class 150s
- 150/2s - Built in 1986/87
- Great Western Railway Class 158s
- 158/7 - Built in 1989/92 - Two or Three Car Units
- 158/9 - Built in 1989/92 - Three Car Units
- South Western Railway Class 159s
- 159/0 - Built in 1989/92
- 159/1 - Built in 1992/93 - Converted from 158s in 2006/07
- Great Western Railway Class 165s
- 165/1 - Built in 1992 - Two or Three Car Units
- CrossCountry Voyagers Class 220s
- 220/0 - Built in 2000/01
- CrossCountry Super Voyagers Class 221s
- 221/1 - Built in 2001/02
- Great Western Railway IET Class 800s
- 800/0 - Built in 2014/18 - Diesel & Electric - Five Car Units
- 800/3 - Built in 2017/18 - Diesel & Electric - Nine Car Units
- Great Western Railway IET Class 802s
- 802/0 - Built in 2017/18 - Diesel & Electric - Five Car Units
- 802/1 - Built in 2017/18 - Diesel & Electric - Nine Car Units
Filmed on 29th April 2022, Between 12.00 and 14.00.
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🚄 INFORMATION KEY
Train Numbers – e.g. 43032 or 800110 – These are train numbers which are specific to that train. No trains can be numbered the same. Locos are 5 digit numbers where the first two numbers are the class of train e.g. 67010 would be a class 67. Multiple Units are 6 digit numbers where the first three numbers are the class of train e.g. 390154 would be a class 390. Click Here to learn more
➤ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TOPS#TOPS_numbering_under_British_Rail
Headcodes – e.g. 1F32 or 5M00 – These are used by the railway signallers to determine where trains are on the network. Every train within a region has a specific four code ID. Click Here to learn more
➤ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Train_reporting_number
Set Number – e.g. WB64 or NL04 – These are semi-permanent loco hauled coach formations which are kept together for formalities. The first two letters usually indicate the maintenance depot responsible e.g. OC is Old Oak Common, LA is Laira. The number indicates the rake number.
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Hello everyone, I’m StarlifeStudios and my passion is to experience and video railway stations across the United Kingdom at both small and large locations, but, with an informative twist! My videos are also designed as a historical reference for the days of the past and to reminisce about the way things were. Join me as I continue to travel and be sure to let me know if you’d like me to video at your favourite or local station.
View of time spent in watching the trains go by in this famous and busy station, in Devon UK. Trains come here from the South and North and depart to the East or West. Two different routes to London, one going off in the totally opposite direction to the other. The 47707 climbing the bank to Exeter Queen St. is going to London (Waterloo) and the HST going off the other way is bound for London ( Paddington).
The station was opened on 1 May 1844 by the Bristol and Exeter Railway (B&ER). The station was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel and was one of his single-sided stations which meant that the two platforms were both on the east side of the line. This was the side nearer the town and so very convenient for passengers travelling into Exeter but did mean that a lot of trains had to cross in front of others.
This was not too much of a problem while the station was at the end of the line, but on 30 May 1846 the South Devon Railway (SDR) opened a line westwards towards Plymouth. A carriage shed was built for the SDR at the south end of the B&ER platform but the goods sheds and locomotive sheds for both companies were to the west, between the station and the River Exe. The SDR was designed to be worked by atmospheric power and an engine house was built on the banks of the river near the locomotive shed. This was only used for its original purpose for about a year but was not demolished until many years later.
Walking through the town where you live And I dream of another day Daylight failing over the railings Past your window As another dream in the railway station You're too late You're gonna have to wait all day now 'Cause no one else will help you Follow me to the seaside It's fine for a daydream They just let you down They just let you down Summer's gone incompletely You're no one, you can disappear If you don't try now If you don't try again On a sunny day I think It gets hard to remember They won't let you down They won't let you down They won't let you down Seen something you've done Far in a distance You're waiting and watching And don't think it's helping They won't let you down They won't let you down