steam engines

Steam engine at Exeter Central

Historic railwayana records end of steam in Devon

A Honiton railwayman’s fascinating collection of photographs from the last days of steam is to be sold at Chilcotts next auction on May 7.

James Burns, who still lives in the town, started his career after he stopped by a recruiting office during a visit to Waterloo Station in the early 1970s. He worked in Woking and Reading, moving back to Devon to become a guard on freight and...