Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway
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Bulleid Battle of Britain locomotive 34064 Fighter Pilot
at Wimborne on 30th October 1962. As can be seen from the headboard, this was a
LCGB railtour and 34064 had worked the train from Waterloo as far as here.
photograph by Peter Richards |
| 53808 at Shillingstone. The Robert Stephenson locos were
originally fitted with 5 ft 3 in diameter boilers, but these were subsequently
replaced with the same 4 ft 9 in diameter boiler as fitted to the Midland built
locos.
photograph by Peter Richards |
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Another view of 53808 showing the very distinctive raised
footplate that these locos had over their two outside cylinders. Note that the
cylinders are set at an angle.
photograph by Peter Richards |
| 44558 having the headboard fitted at Bath Green Park prior to
starting her part of the railtour, to Temple Meads. When working individually
on a passenger service south of Bath these locomotives were restricted to seven
coaches.
photograph by Peter Richards |
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| For those of you with a strong constitution, the next page has a photograph of Burnham-on-Sea and one of Highbridge turntable. But, be warned, the motive power provided for working down the Burnham branch belonged to the then owners of the line! |
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This page was last updated 21 June 2005
