That's Kennaway tunnel in the background and Laira's 6017 doesn't look as though he's been cleaned at his home shed before being rostered on the Padington bound " Royal Duchy " which he will have taken over from the Cornish engine at Plymouth North Road.
It looks to be a rather dull day here at Dawlish, and it's only a couple of youngsters on the right at Marine Parade who show any interest as the " King " rolls past, and everyone on the left seems unimpressed.