 The carriages therefore had to be turned on the turntable at the end of each journey for the return journey.This could be a difficult operation at Ilfracombe station, as the site was exposed to the winds from the Atlantic Ocean.After use on the "Devon Belle" the cars were transferred to the London Midland Region, repainted and renumbered 280 and 281, curiously with an 'M' suffix, despite their origins.