DescriptionWellington Station and Down express - geograph.org.uk - 2241924.jpg
English: Wellington Station and Down express,
View NE, towards Taunton, Bristol, London etc.; ex-Great Western West of England Main line to Exeter, Plymouth and Penzance. The train is the 13.25 Saturday relief express, Paddington to Kingswear, headed by BR Britannia 4-6-2 No. 70016 'Ariel', which was one of the 15 Britannias that were tolerated by the Western Region for a few years. Along with a constant stream of Summer Saturday expresses on the Taunton - Exeter stretch, it is about to tackle the steepest (1:66-90) last three miles of the climb to Whiteball Summit.
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