We’re back at another station on the former Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway, this time at Midsomer Norton South; A small site at present with just a mile of trackbed but with big plans to expand in both directions towards Radstock and Chilcompton. At the time of writing, the line currently runs to a cutting […]
Author: Andrew Brooke-Reid
Spa Valley Railway (Mixed Traction Spring Gala)
This really was a true mixed traction gala, with steam, diesel and…. rides on a Tamper machine pulling a brake van…well, it would be rude to say no! First train of the day is a double header: A Small Prairie (5526) and the mighty Battle of Britain Class ‘257 Squadron’ to take us from Tunbridge […]
East Lancashire Railway (Flying Scotsman 100th Celebration)
The LNER Class A3 60103 ‘Flying Scotsman’ is probably the most famous locomotive in the world. It’s certainly at least travelled the globe, from Australia to America and finally back in the UK now under ownership of the National Railway Museum in York. In its 100th year since entering service, special services are being put […]
Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway – Spetisbury to Charlton Marshall
The Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway closed in 1956 and no longer operates as either a mainline or heritage railway. The majority of the original line has either been lost entirely to housing developments, car parks and woodland, however a few stations remain and some are even undergoing a revival with an aim to run […]