This photograph, which also features on p36 of Stephen Austin's book, "The Southern Railway's Withered Arm", was reproduced by kind permission of the photographer, the late S.C. Nash.
Wadebridge has arrived at Exeter Central on 25 June 1949 with the North Cornwall portion of the "Atlantic Coast Express". She is about to draw forward, taking with her the first coach (provided for passengers to Exeter), leaving the remainder to be combined with the Devon portion of the train for its onward journey to Waterloo.