BR 42 B-B No D868 Zephyr with a Paddington-West of England express in 1965.
Peter Kerslake adds: It is leaving the wooded section of Dainton bank , the gradient at this spot being a formidable 1 in 41.The Warships were permitted to take a maximum of eleven coaches throughout the run to Plymouth without assistance at this time but that loading was reduced to a maximum of nine during 1969.
Photo: Brian Stephenson