Another Deveon Day Ranger! I was meeting Peter for this so sanity would be maintained! I started before the Devon Day Ranger was valid with an advance. I'm glad I did this as I got a winner out of it. I was waiting for the Devon Express and a Super Voyager heading to Paignton came in that was my last XC one for haulage. I decided to wait until its return (incase the Devon Express was a winner). I then got a message from Peter saying he would meet me at Totnes (he didn't realise I was already out). I let him know what I was doing and we did our usual moves to get the up Devon Express and it meant I got my winning Super Voyager. After that a series of moves for get HST power cars was made. It wasn't a good day for Peter (he only needs 9 power cars), but shortly after he left to get home an HST power car we both needed rolled into Exeter. A ride behind was made to Newton Abbot before I headed back towards Exmouth. There was one 153 on one of the the diagrams (hoping it was the one i needed!). I met this at Digby and it was not a winner. During this I saw an unusual train consisting of 153369 and half of 150221 pass Newton Abbot. I then saw it at Exeter Depot with its numbers being covered. Upon my return from Digby it had a new number, 153399. Some photos of this were taken (luckily before it went out of view). Apparently the other half caught fire and they made a two car unit back up with some modifictions to the 153. Numbering it as a 153 means it wouldn't be diagrammed for a service beyond Portsmouth where a 153 isn't cleared.
A good day. Winners in red.
43175 1A77 (0748) PLY - EXD
43128 1C73 (0932) EXD - TQY
221131 1M41 (1012) TQY - DWL
158956 2C67 (1050) DWL - TRR
43134 1A82 (1116) TRR - NTA
43158 1C76 (1143) NTA - TOT
220032 1M49 (1215) TOT - NTA
43189 1C77 (1230) NTA - PLY
43384 1S55 (1323) PLY - NTA
220013 1M93 (1418) NTA - DWL
43127 1A87 (1446) DWL - EXD
43024 1C84 (1518) EXD - NTA
43366 1E63 (1603) NTA - EXD
43070 1C85 (1621) EXD - NTA
143603 2F47 (1713) NTA - DIG
153380 2T26 (1812) DIG - EXD
221130 1V60 (1848) EXD - PLY
348 miles travelled. Year so far 13371.
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