Re-opening Wilton North station.
An interesting thought.
An interesting thought.
Consideration is being given to an idea to re-open Wilton North - the old GWR station on the Warminster to Salsibury line. Wilton North and Wilton South lay within yards of each other close to the point where the two companies lines one ran alongside each other towards Salisbury and more recently where the metals from Exeter and Westbury join two form a common line through to Salisbury.
To view this suggestion for the reopening of this station and others at Corsham and Royal Compton Basset as well as the expansion of Chippenham to be a three platform station. Please click here https://transwilts.org/index.php
To view this suggestion for the reopening of this station and others at Corsham and Royal Compton Basset as well as the expansion of Chippenham to be a three platform station. Please click here https://transwilts.org/index.php
an HST during the period of 29 April to 2 May 2013 when trains were diverted from Paddington to Plymouth to use Waterloo to Plymouth via Salisbury and Westbury. This photo is again taken from Kingsway Bridge, but now looking South East towards Salisbury. The platform on the right was beside the Up Refuge (see 1925 Map) and used extensively during the Sheep Fairs (held beside LSWR Station) to onload/offload Sheep. Adrian Vaughan shows a photo in GWRJ 27, page 180, of sheep being loaded/unloaded here. The bridge in the background is on The Avenue and is close to the Salisbury Park and Ride site at Wilton. Both sides of the line at this point (between bridges Kingsway and Avenue) is where the NEW Wilton Parkway Station is proposed (2016/2017) to be built.. Script and photograph by Terry Waldron. Copyright Many thanks for these.
Porthminster Viaduct reconstruction
Laurence Hansford
Laurence Hansford
Laurence Hansford who grew up watching the railway scene at St Ives has very kindly given us the result of his extensive research into the replacement of the original lattice girder construction of this viaduct withe a more substantial structure. This article is too long for the 'News Section' and has been placed in features Jan - June 2017 and also in the St Ives branch section. Laurence Hansford who grew up watching the railway scene at St Ives has very kindly given us the result of his extensive research into the replacement of the original lattice girder construction of this viaduct withe a more substantial structure. This article is too long for the 'News Section' and has been placed in features Jan - June 2017 and also in the St Ives branch section.
Laurence Hansford who grew up watching the railway scene at St Ives has very kindly given us the result of his extensive research into the replacement of the original lattice girder construction of this viaduct withe a more substantial structure. This article is too long for the 'News Section' and has been placed in features Jan - June 2017 and also in the St Ives branch section. Click here for the features section. As a taster a couple of rare pictures below. Many thanks indeed to Laurence for his endeavors which are very much appreciated.
St Ives station with two Class 22's on a heavy train. 7th September 1963 Copyright Laurence Hansford
A Class 22 hndles a substantial freight at St Ives., a view out over the engine shed and water tower. 26th April 1963. Copyright Laurence Hansford.
Exeter and Taunton
Steve Widdowson
Steve Widdowson
45063 on shed at Exeter 8th September 1985. Copyright Steve Widdowson
The same day Steve sees 50006 at Taunton 8th September 1985 S Widdowson
Long Rock
Sid Sponheimer
Sid Sponheimer
Class 47 1920 & Class 25 7675 at Long Rock on the 21st July 1973. Copyright Sid Sponheimer
Bishops Lydeard
John Cornelius
John Cornelius
5542 is a GWR 4575 Class 2-6-2T "small prairie" tank engine which was built in 1928 and withdrawn by British Railways in December 1961, she spent the next fourteen years in a scrapyard before being acquired for preservation. After many years of hard work restoring her she entered traffic on the West Somerset Railway in autumn 2002, she has since moved to work on a number of other heritage lines . Copyright John Cornelius
What a contrast 5542 on the South Devon Railway at Buckfastleigh on Easter Monday 17th April 2017
Copyright Roger Winnen