The Somerset & Dorset
The Somerset & Dorset

Author: Peter JC Smith

Publisher: Crecy Publishing Ltd

Published: 2022-01-04

Total Pages: 321

ISBN-13: 1800351607

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In 1987, the original Oxford Publishing Company produced an amalgam of two paperback books written by former Branksome fireman Peter Smith. Mendips Engineman and Footplate over the Mendips told the story of a young railway fireman and his driver Donald Beale. Enthralling the reader with stories of working trains over the old Somerset & Dorset line, the two books encompassed not just ordinary workings, but also early footplate experiences of Peter's own railway career, driving the very last northbound 'Pines Express' in 1962. This edition contains the complete original text and also includes a new set of black and white images with which to illustrate what remains a still lamented cross-country railway. The Somerset and Dorset: From the Footplate is a book to be savored, not just by those who remember this line, but by a whole generation of railway enthusiasts.

Traction Engines
Traction Engines

Author: Anthony Coulls

Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited

Published: 2017-06-15

Total Pages: 120

ISBN-13: 1445668874

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Traction engines are a familiar and stirring sight at steam rallies up and down the country, but what were they for, why do they look as they look, and where were they built? These book answers all these questions and more.

Dorset in the Age of Steam
Dorset in the Age of Steam

Author: Peter Stanier

Publisher: Halsgrove

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 166

ISBN-13:

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This copiously illustrated book examines Dorset in the age of steam and many other aspects of Dorset's history in the industrial period, while the archaeology illustrates how the physical remains of industry are a fascinating legacy of Dorset's past, whether in town or country.

British Steam Locomotives Before Preservation
British Steam Locomotives Before Preservation

Author: Malcolm Clegg

Publisher: Pen and Sword Transport

Published: 2020-07-30

Total Pages: 168

ISBN-13: 1526760495

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British Steam Locomotives Before Preservation, covers the history in pictorial form of steam locomotives that are now preserved as part of the national collection. Those which can be found in private collections and the ones which adorn the various heritage railways which operate throughout Britain. The book looks at each subject both in its working life and during its subsequent preservation. The pictorial content covers a wide swathe of Britain during the years before the heritage locomotives, were earmarked for preservation.

The Somerset and Dorset Railway
The Somerset and Dorset Railway

Author: John Bailey

Publisher:

Published: 2016-02-08

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9781364377830

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Take a journey on The Somerset & Dorset Railway back to the halcyon days of steam to a time when a tablet was either taken for a headache or used to ensure only one train was on a single track section at a time, and blackberries were picked on the line-side to make a pie. The book will take you on the journey from Bath to Bournemouth describing the stations along the route and is complemented by tales from the footplate told by Somerset & Dorset men Wallace Moon and Geoff Akers. Then fast forward to the present and 50 years ago what to many was the best loved line of all was swept aside by the ruthless actions of Dr Beeching. But out of adversity comes opportunity and a spirited group of enthusiasts, all volunteers, has worked relentlessly since 1996 to lovingly restore the station at Midsomer Norton. We are now welcoming steam locomotives once again to the Somerset & Dorset Railway with the aim of edging closer and closer to Chilcompton Tunnel and beyond.