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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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Somerset Railway Station
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Somerset Railway Station
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Yeovil Town No 34052 4.11.61
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Somerset Railway Station
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Somerset Railway Station
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Yeovil Town No 34078 4.8.63
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Somerset Railway Station
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Somerset Railway Station
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Yeovil Town sta…
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Class '7F' 2-8-0 No. 53869 near Bath Green park shed on 29th April 1962
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Bath Green Park & No 53869 1962
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Bath GP No 53869 29.4.62
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Fowler Class '4F' No. 44544 and BR Standard 4-6-0 No. 75009 wait to leave Bath Green Park station with the 9.15am to Templecombe on 13th March 1962
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Bath Green Park Railway Station 1962
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Bath GP Nos 750…
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The business end of withdrawn MR '2228' Class 0-4-4T No. 58086 at Bath Green Park shed on 29th April 1962. Note the joke title scrawled in chalk on the smokebox door
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No. 58086 Bath Green Park Shed 1962
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Bath GP shed No 58086 29.4.62
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A pannier tank shunts coal wagons at Bath Green Park shed on 29th April 1962
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Bath Green Park Shed 1962
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Bath GP shed 29.4.62
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0-6-0PT No. 3787 departs Chard Central for Taunton in August 1962
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Chard Central Railway Station 1962
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Chard Central & No 3787 8.62
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Pannier tanks pass at Chard Central in Augsu 1962. No. 4622 arrives from Taunton whilst No. 3787 departs on a return working, with the signalman holding out the single line token for the fireman to collect.
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Chard Central Railway Station 1962
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Chard Central 8…
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A busy scene at Chard Central in August 1962, with a Taunton bound train waiting to leave and a mixed train in the bay. Note the chocolate & cream liveried Collett Brake Composite coach
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Chard Central Railway Station 1962
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Chard Central 8.62
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The road approach to Chard Central station in August 1962
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Chard Central Railway Station 1962
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Chard Central ext 8.62
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An overall view of Binegar station in August 1962
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Binegar Railway Station 1962
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Binegar stn 8.62
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No. 3787 beneath the train shed at Chard Central with a train from Taunton in August 1962
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Chard Central Railway Station 1962
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Chard Central No 3787 8.62
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Pannier tank No. 4622 and two coach train beneath the train shed at Chard central station in August 1962
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Chard Central Railway Station 1962
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Chard Central No. 4622 8.62
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Standard tank No. 82002 at Cole with the 4.05pm train from Templecombe to Evercreech on 13th July 1962
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Cole Railway Station 1962
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Cole, 4.05 Tem-Ev 13.7.62
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Black Five No. 44944 arriving at Cole whilst Standard tank No. 82002 waits to depart on 13th July 1962
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Cole Railway Station 1962
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Cole Nos 44944 & 82002 13.7.62
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Black Five 4-6-0 No. 44944 leaves Cole, watched by the signalman in his box, with the 4.16pm Evercreech-Templecombe train on 13th July 1962
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Cole Signal Box 1962
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Cole No 44944 4…
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Fowler Class 4F 0-6-0 No. 44560 pauses at Cole station with the 4.15pm train from Templecombe to Bath on 13th July 1962
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Cole Railway Station 1962
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Cole No 44560 4…
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The ex-LSWR Chard Town station, termminus of a short branch from Chard Junction, in August 1962. The passenger service was withdrawn as long ago as 1917 but the station continued in goods use until 1962, closing shortly after this photograph was taken
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Chard Town LSWR Railway Station 1962
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Chard Town LSWR 8.62
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Pannier tank No. 9670 shunts the milk factory yard on the south side of Chard Junction station on 12th August 1961
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Chard Junction Milk Factory 1961
Filename:
Chard Jct Yard & No9670 12.8.61
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