5376 was a Laira engine for exactly five years from November 1952.

Peter Kerslake says "5376 is about to head back to Plymouth although facing the wrong way as it will take the Southern Region's line skirting north Dartmoor and running via Okehampton before reaching Plymouth. The W.R. lamps are showing the Southern Region's correct code for this working.
Western Region locomotives no larger than a "Mogul" worked the Southern's line during the mid 'fifties, whilst Bulleid "Pacifcs" from both Exmouth Junction and Plymouth Friary ran between Exeter and Plymouth daily in both directions on the Western Region main line through Newton Abbot in order that footplate crews from those three depots could become familiar with each others' line in the event of a derailment or similar blockage closing either line."