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This is an undated shot from around 1986 of a Class 45 piloting a possible failed Class 50 around the Taunton Station avoided. This line linked Taunton East Yard with Fairwater Yard which gave a way of routing freight away from Taunton Station without disrupting passenger train movements. (Photo: Dave Jones)
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NOWWith the Berks and Hants route closed for two weeks allowing Network Rail to carry out a series of drainage and flooding repairs, a large amount of engineering trains visited the Taunton area. On the 9th October, Colas Rail Freight provided this colorful movement moving locomotives back to Westbury from Exeter. Colas Class 70 No.70803 hauls Class 66/8's No.66850, 66848 & 66846 on the 11:00 Exeter Riverside - Westbury Yard via Bath. (Photo: Jeff Treece)
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The 28th May 1984 saw another rare Class 40 foray into the South West, L.L.S./ T & N Railtours operated 'The Devonian' utilizing a pair of Class 40's. No.40057 and No.40135 make a rare appearance heading South at Taunton storming past Norton Fitzwarren complete with 'The Devonian' headboard (Photo: Paul Clarke)
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NOWIt's certainly rare to have a Sunday evening freight working in the Taunton area, perhaps even rarer for it to be formed of a Mendip Rail Class 59. On the 11th August 2013, No.59101 'Village of Whatley' hauled the 7Z26 Westbury - Burngullow (formed of empty hoppers) through Taunton. It's seen passing Norton Fitzwarren in the evening light. The train was booked to load with aggregate at Burngullow before returning to Westbury on the evening of the 12th. (Photo: Quentin Hawkes)
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NOWThursday 28th January 2016 saw a bright and breeze winters morning dawn on the Taunton area. The conditions provided an excellent opportunity to capture the pair of Direct Rail Services Class 37's return from Keyham minus their flask wagon. Ex Works Class 37/0 No.37069 with No.37609 double head back through Norton Fitzwarren with the 5Z40 08:20 Keyham - Crewe move conveying the two DRS barrier/ crew vehicles Mk2a BSO 9419 andMk2a BSO 9428. (Photo: Sclub)
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We are always on the look out of comparison photos to add to our 'Then and Now' gallery, during June a complete conincidence occoured. We had purcashed a 35mm slide from Ebay a couple of years ago which got added into a folder but not scanned, recently while looking for some other images we came across this image of BR Green Western No.D1010 'Western Campaigner' at Bishops Lydeard (at the time it was operating as D1035 'Western Yeoman'). The image was taken in 1992 by an unknown photographer. Keeping in mind this image was purchased from a random photogrpaher, on the internet and then stored in a folder for nearly two years, imagine our shock upon scanning this image in to find welll known Taunton Trains contributor and Rail Enthusiast Phil Izzard was captured at Bishops Lydeard looking over his shoulder. It was too much of a coincidence not to try and recreate. It just so happened that D1010 'Western Campaigner' would be operating the Maybach Memories services the following weekend. So on the 25th June 2017 some 25 years after the first image was taken, we were able to recreate the same image at Bishoops Lydeard Station, posed in the same position for the comparison shot. (Photo: Taunton Trains Collection/ Brian Garrett
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We are always on the look out of comparison photos to add to our 'Then and Now' gallery, during June a complete conincidence occoured. We had purcashed a 35mm slide from Ebay a couple of years ago which got added into a folder but not scanned, recently while looking for some other images we came across this image of BR Green Western No.D1010 'Western Campaigner' at Bishops Lydeard (at the time it was operating as D1035 'Western Yeoman'). The image was taken in 1992 by an unknown photographer. Keeping in mind this image was purchased from a random photogrpaher, on the internet and then stored in a folder for nearly two years, imagine our shock upon scanning this image in to find welll known Taunton Trains contributor and Rail Enthusiast Phil Izzard was captured at Bishops Lydeard looking over his shoulder. It was too much of a coincidence not to try and recreate. It just so happened that D1010 'Western Campaigner' would be operating the Maybach Memories services the following weekend. So on the 25th June 2017 some 25 years after the first image was taken, we were able to recreate the same image at Bishoops Lydeard Station, posed in the same position for the comparison shot. (Photo: Taunton Trains Collection/ Brian Garrett
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BR Blue Class 47s No.47075 and No.47047 climbe Whiteball on the 18th April 1979 with a rake of polybulk china clay wagons. No.47047 was later renumbered to No.47569 and then No.47727 (It is still in service with Colas Rail Freight), No.47075 became 47645 and was cut up in 1992. (Photo: Late Kieth Holt, with thanks to Alistair, KDH Archive)
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Having spent the weekend stabled at Taunton, DCR's Class 31 No.31190 made a rare foray into into Cornwall on the 9th December 2013 to collect the Network Rail 'Swedish Rail Vac' from Par. The loco then returned the mobile industrial hoover from Par to Eastleigh, despite running nearly 90 minutes early the loco was held in Tiverton Loop until its booked departure time, before heading north. (Photo: Brian Garrett)
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