34045 Braunton, masquerading as 34052 Lord Dowding, brought The Dartmouth Express to Devon today. It's been renamed Lord Dowding to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain during which Air Chief Marshal Hugh Dowding was head of Fighter Command. Whether by accident or design I can't say but it visited us during the Torbay Airshow which had Spitfire and Hurricane displaying. Both shots taken from the garden where I'd spent an enjoyable day watching (and photographing aircraft).
The first image was taken in overcast conditions so is the weaker of the two:
34046 as 34052 on the down Dartmouth Express by John Leah, on Flickr
The return working saw a great improvement in the weather:
34046 as 34052 on the up Dartmouth Express by John Leah, on Flickr
Cheers,
John
The first image was taken in overcast conditions so is the weaker of the two:
34046 as 34052 on the down Dartmouth Express by John Leah, on Flickr
The return working saw a great improvement in the weather:
34046 as 34052 on the up Dartmouth Express by John Leah, on Flickr
Cheers,
John
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