Items added on 6th January 2017 Those added most recently come first

​Crewe Kerne
Ken Mumford

It was reported that some years ago when Crewkerne was 're-signed' that a blunder was made in that the station was named as in the heading!  A lady is reported to have exclaimed that she'd asked to come to Crewkerne so what was she doing at Crewe Kerne?  Still we all make mistakes don't we?  Thanks Ken for that report.

 Looking at some of the stations
on the Exmouth Branch
Roger Winnen

170105a The Avocet Line Walks from Exmouth Station as displayed on this poster. Roger Winnen

170105b The buffer stops at Exmouth Station with a Class 143 awaiting departure for Barnstaple. The land to the right of the fence extending across to the houses was the area of the former station comprising of four platforms. Copyright Roger Winnen

170105d Looking up at the train crossing the viaduct at Lympstone on its way to Exmouth. Copyright Roger Winnen

170105g Crossing at Topsham 2 143 units head for Exmouth passing the closed Signal Box on the line. Topsham is the only crossing place on this branch. Copyright Roger Winnen

170105i The fine Topsham Station buildings now houses a Society for the Blind. Copyright Roger Winnen

See more of the Exmouth Branch on our Features Page

CRS Excursion!
Alan Harris

Kindly supplied by Alan Harris from his collection.

Alan writes - Attached is a comic card from Valentines Series which I recently purchased of the Penzance Express and I wondered if it depicts an early CRS outdoor event - Ha-Ha-Ha! I thought the "photographer" may have been that wonderful collector of images - Mr. Roger Winnen! The cancellation stamp is smudged but it has an half old pence stamp on it with an image of King George V which a little bit of research tells me that the stamp was issued between 1911 and 1912. It might raise a smile to those reading the website. Kind Regards  Alan.

There are certain inaccuracies in this picture.  The headboard is incorrect, we've never organised a railtour steam hauled over double track,and we would have travelled 1st class, Roger would never have taken this view 'inside the fence'.  Many thanks for sharing your postcard with us Alan.

Weymouth Shed
John Cornelius

A rare visitor indeed. Note the mass of spectators! Copyright John Cornelius N.B. There is a slight error on the picture caption - it should read 1967.

Dorchester South
Mike Morant

We're almost at the end of Southern steam with this shot of BR Standard 4MT mogul no.76009 ready for departure from Dorchester South station with the 12.10 semi-fast to Bournemouth on 28/6/67. [Mike Morant collection]

Water at Wareham
Geoff Matthews

41224 overfilling the tanks at Wareham Station on 24th March 19 65File BW21 Copyright Geoff Matthews