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DRIVER'S EYE VIEW - West Somerset Railway - Bishops Lydeard to Dunster.

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Rating: 4.0; Vote: 1

The first time I came across this fascinating line I was about 13 years old, I was on holiday with my family and I-d asked the catch a train to Minehead so my parents took me to Taunton where I boarded a long train made up of Western Region Intercity DMS, the train was already full to standing room only as it was a Saturdays only through train from Paddington, most of the passengers were destined for Butlins Holiday Camp. Being young I don-t remember much about the Journey, just the surprisingly long platforms at Minehead. By 1968 I-d subscribed to -Modern Railways- where I read about the impending closure of the line which surprised me as the train I had traveled on had been so busy, apparently most of the weekday trains, especially in Winter were lightly loaded. The line closed in 1971 and the magazines of the day contained photos of the last train followed each month with more photos showing nature reclaiming the tracks, there was some mention of enthusiasts hoping to save part of the line. I visited the line again in 1976 to ride a train to Williton the limit of passenger trains at that time operated by the West Somerset Railway. As the years went by I continued to visit periodically as operations extended back to Bishops Lydeard and on to Norton Fitzwarren on special event days. Today the stations look smart and well cared for as do the locomotives and trains. This railway is a wonderful recreation of a Western Region Branch line serving a busy seaside resort. In this video a camera was mounted on steam locomotive No 9351 to allow viewers to see the line from a view point normally only available to the driver of a diesel locomotive or multiple unit. The railway is a standard gauge line, (1, 435 mm - 4 ft 8 1-2 in) located in the South, West of England, easily accessible by car or by bus from Taunton BR station served by regular GWR trains from London and the West Country, along with CrossCountry trains services from the North and Midlands. To learn more or maybe plan your own visit
Date: 2022-11-28

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Comments and reviews: 9

Aussie
Wonderful as usual Tim but what about Minehead. When I was there in 2000 our train pulled into Dunster and our lady guard got off and recognised the station master. He flung his arms out yelling -Oh hello darling- and the lady guard flung her arms out too. Then the station master had second thoughts and said -oh hang on is your husband on the train? - she replied -no- and then he said -come on then give us cuddle-.
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Edmund
What a great video! I've done NYMR, SVR and the Kingswear one on visits from Australia, so WSR is on my list. A great railway despite previous financial troubles, and open again to Minehead. Terrific to see good patronage on the train this one crossed, but Blue Anchor - no joining passengers.
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SMILEVIDEOTRAINS
shear joy Tim. I've walked the track and road the trains many times. Used to drive there on the Friday and come home on the Monday for the gala weekends. wonderful to see the line from this angle. thanks a lot.
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Robert
Hi tim, A wonderful example how to restore a closed line, I wish our folk down under would show the same passion as the brit's at opening some of many disused lines take care cheer's bob.
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Theo
Watching all those magnificent Cab View Video's from all over the world has become my favorite Pastime in Pandemia. And Tim's video's are among the very, very best!
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Christopher
Thanks for the video Tim totally enjoyed as always, this is another beautiful railway with great locomotives I've not been here for about 47 years! --------
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Neil
Noticed pulling in to Blue Anchor, what looks to be holiday homes as they're all somewhat similar in build. They don't quite look like permanent residences to me.
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Barney
This was my childhood line, back in the 1950s. I was born in Minehead and used the line in its pre-diesel and pre-'rationalisation' days. Great video!
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Chris
Ah you-ve made it to my neck of the woods - Bishops Lydeard! My local foot crossing just out from BL.
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