1991

ST0842 : Arrival at Doniford Beach Halt, West Somerset Railway

taken 33 years ago, near to Watchet, Somerset, England

Arrival at Doniford Beach Halt, West Somerset Railway
Arrival at Doniford Beach Halt, West Somerset Railway
Large GWR 2-6-2T 6106 approaches Doniford Beach Halt with a train for Minehead in 1991. The halt had been opened by the WSR in 1987 to serve the local community and holiday campsites. Four years on and there are no passenger facilities. However, the concrete slab behind the platform shows the planned location of a waiting shelter that will be built here. It will be a typical GWR 'Pagoda' shelter of corrugated iron as shown in this 2004 photo: ST0842 : Doniford Halt, West Somerset Railway. This also shows that the halt is now simply 'Doniford Halt'.

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Geographical Context: Farm, Fishery, Market Gardening Railways Railway: West Somerset Railway Place: Doniford Primary Subject: Railway Station other tags: Railway Halt GWR 2-6-2T Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
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ST0842, 54 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Martin Tester   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 4 September, 1991   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 8 May, 2023
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! ST 0842 4293 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:10.6946N 3:18.6910W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! ST 0839 4295
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Southeast (about 135 degrees)
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