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A Paignton to London (Paddington) train pulls into Torquay station, hauled by a 'Warship' class diesel.
©Roger Cornfoot
©Roy Hughes
Holiday destination for many this is Torquay Station in the rain. maybe the sun will shine later.
©roger geach
©SMJ
©Gareth James
©John Firth
The canopy along the entrance to [[233297]] is supported by colourful cast-iron brackets with foiled spandrels. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=390766&mode=adv
©Derek Harper
View southward, towards Paignton and Kingswear, ex-GWR Newton Abbot - Kingswear line. Fifteen years after the much-loved steam locomotives had gone from the West Country and we are in the dreary 'blue' period of BR: English-Electric Class 45 2,500hp 1-Co-Co-1 No. 45.028 brings the Saturday 12.45 Paignton - Birmingham Snow Hill holiday express into Torquay station. Note the magnificent station gardens, however.
©Ben Brooksbank
These fresh poplar leaves are by the parking spaces on Solsbro Road on the west side of the station.
©Derek Harper
Dist:0.1km<br/>Built in 1878, with slate-roofed towers and recent paintwork on the columns and footbridge. Taken from the up platform.
©Derek Harper
Dist:0.1km<br/>See [[1745240]]; this view looks in the other direction. Mexican Fleabane in flower. Behind the hedge on the right is Torquay Athletic Rugby Football Club.
©Derek Harper
Dist:0.1km<br/>A closer view of part of [[1745240]], with a decorated stone at the meeting of two brick arches, below a couple of metal ties.
©Derek Harper
Dist:0.1km<br/>I imagine this retaining wall dates from around 1859, the date when Torquay station was opened, although the present structure up above to the right is a later replacement. As a wildlife habitat, the brick and sandstone structure currently features mostly buddleia and pellitory-of-the-wall. See also [[1745246]].
©Derek Harper
Dist:0.1km<br/>Behind the sign and the pine tree, on the steep little bank above Rathmore Road, is [[293382]], dating from 1878 http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=390766&mode=adv .
©Derek Harper
Dist:0.1km<br/>A charming park just above the railway station; "two" because about a third of it lies below Solsbro Road. This is the large, upper part, seen from beneath a maple.
©Derek Harper

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