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That link seems to be working now and if you follow it, theres also a link to a whole page of BBC 4 steam program archives. Here http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/collections/p01277qd/steam-railways

You could walk from Pen Mill the bus station in town and then get a bus to Yeovil Junction. 10 minute walk max from Pen Mill to the bus station, which interestingly follows the line of the trackbed from the Pen Mill Station to location of the now demolished Yeovil Town Station, which was shut as...

IIRC when the land was sold off, a clause was put into the sale agreement saying that it wouldnt be possible to buy it back even with a compulsory purchase order. I have read it somewhere, but I cant find the article again. I suspect that to enable double track through the station again, that...

I'm not as knowledgeable as some but.. I'm not sure the above is correct. As I understood it when the Western region took control of the S & D North of Templecombe they diverted the Pines onto different routes i.e. away from S & D Metals. I wander what the axle load of a 9F compares to...

Hi, I hope this is the right place for my post. I use the train now and again when I have to go from Yeovil to Chandlers Ford for work as its much less stressful than driving. My train from Yeovil Junction this mornig was delayed, whilst I was twiddilng my thumbs waiting, I noticed some smoke...