Station Name: HALWILL[Source:
Martin James]
junction_old20large.jpg) Halwill with only diesel railcars, a Ford Anglia and a handful of people in evidence in this October 1965 view. The track into the Torrington bay, left centre background, has been lifted the branch having closed in March 1965. Just arrived at the up platform is a train formed of two single-unit railcars. That nearest the camera is a Pressed Steel version, later Class 121, while that at the rear is a Gloucester RC&W version, later Class 122. The main distinguishing difference was the Pressed Steel cars having a four-character headcode box while the Gloucester cars made do with a two-character box below the central windscreen. There were a few other minor differences but in pictures such as this the Gloucester cars, in green livery days, could be distinguished by the lining. On the Pressed Steel cars the cream band around the waist continued round beneath the windscreens in the straight line but on the Gloucester cars it curved downwards before passing beneath the windscreens. Unless the points behind the train were changed immediately it passed over them, the train has arrived from Bude. The headcode displayed is 2C79. This may suggest the train is continuing towards Exeter but could be the result of some changes made by the Western Region around this time Towards the rear of the train two people are leaning out and looking back at something further down the line but what is unclear. Another railcar is waiting in the bay platform. Click here to see a larger version of this picture.
Photo by Bernard Mills |
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