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Somerset Railways in Colour

Historic colour images, mostly from 35mm colour transparencies, of railway stations, signal boxes, goods yards, engine sheds, tunnels, bridges and viaducts in the County of Somerset, in the British Railways period from the late 1950s to the mid 1970s.

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An unidentified S15 Class 4-6-0 departs Chard Junction over the level crossing on 12th August 1961
Title:
Chard Junction Crossing 1961
Filename:
Chard Jct Xing & SB 12.8.61
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No. 4622 in the branch bay at Chard Junction in August 1962, with a train for Taunton. The branch platform was a little distance from the main line platforms
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Chard Junction Railway Station 1962
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Chard Jct No 4622 8.62
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S15 Class 4-6-0 No. 30828 arrives at Chard Junction with a short Exeter-Salisbury train on 12th August 1961. This engine is now preserved on the Mid Hants Railway
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Chard Junction Railway Station 1961
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Chard Jct 12.8.61
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Maunsell S15 Class 4-6-0 No. 30828 pauses at Chard Junction with an eastbound train on 12th August 1961. This engine is today preserved on the Mid Hants Railway
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Chard Junction Railway Station 1961
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Chard Jct & SR 4-6-0 12.8.61
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No. 4622 chugs slowly past Chard Central signal box with a train from Taunton in August 1962
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Chard Central Signal Box 1962
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Chard Central SB No 4622 8.62
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Departing and arriving trains pass Chard Central signal box in August 1962
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Chard Central Signal Box 1962
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Chard Central SB 8.62
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No. 1471 at Dulverton with a service from Tiverton in August 1963
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Dulverton Railway Station
Filename:
Dulverton, Exe V 8.63
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Dulverton station as seen from a Barnstaple-Taunton train circa 1962
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Dulverton Railway Station c1962
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Dulverton, Barn-Tau c1962
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A lovely study of Dulverton station between trains in August 1963
Title:
Dulverton Railway Station 1963
Filename:
Dulverton stn 8.63
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Standard 2-6-2T No. 82044 arrives at Dulverton with a train for Barnstaple in August 1963
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Dulverton Railway Station 1963
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Dulverton No 82044 Barn 8.63
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An Exe Valley Branch service in the bay at Dulverton circa 1962
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Dulverton Railway Station c1962
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Dulverton c1962
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No. 2217 calls at Glastonbury & Street with the 2.20pm Highbridge to Templcombe train on 29th September 1964
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Glastonbury & Street Railway Station 1964
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Glastonbury No …
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2xx Class 0-6-0 No. 3210 passes over the level crossing as it arrives at Evercreech Junction with the 2.20pm train from Highbridge to Templecombe on 31st March 1962
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Evercreech Junction Railway Station 1962
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Evercreech No 3…
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Ex-LMS Class 3F 0-6-0 No. 43216 arrives at Evercreech Junction with the 9.59am ex-Highbridge service in September 1959
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Evercreech Junction Railway Station 1959
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Evercreech Jct …
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No. 2217 at Evercreech Junction with a train for Highbridge circa 1964
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Evercreech Junction Railway Station c1964
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Evercreech Jct No 2217 c64
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No. 2217 at Evercreech Junction circa 1964
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Evercreech Junction Railway Station c1964
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Evercreech Jct No 2217 c1964
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No. 2217 with a train from Highbridge at Evercreech on 26th September 1964, with the distinctive water tower in the background
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Evercreech Junction Railway Station 1964
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Evercreech Jct No 2217 26.9.64
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Henstridge station from a passing train in August 1964
Title:
Henstridge Railway Station 1964
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Henstridge 8.64
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A Taunton-bound train at Hatch in August 1962, with the tunnel mouth in the background
Title:
Hatch Railway Station 1962
Filename:
Hatch stn 8.62
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0-6-0PT No. 3787 calls at Hatch whilst en route to Chard in August 1962
Title:
Hatch Railway Station 1962
Filename:
Hatch No 3787 8.62
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