1963

ST4553 : Witham-bound train at Cheddar station

taken 62 years ago, near to Cheddar, Somerset, England

Witham-bound train at Cheddar station
Witham-bound train at Cheddar station
BR Standard 2-6-2T 82037 is at the head of the mid-afternoon train from Yatton (depart 2.45pm) to Witham on the GWR's west of England main line. The leisurely timetable was intended to allow time for the loading & unloading of parcels but it gave the photographer the opportunity to leave the train and record the scene. Withdrawal of the passenger service came 4 months later; the last trains ran on 7th September 1963. Goods traffic from Witham as far as Cheddar lasted for a few more years, ending in April 1969.
Cheddar station was the only one on the line to have an overall roof - a facility denied to that at Wells, surely a more important source of traffic.

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Geographical Context: Village, Rural settlement Railways Place: Cheddar Trail: Strawberry Line Primary Subject: Railway Station other tags: Yatton - Cheddar - Wells BR Standard 2-6-2T Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
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Photographer
Martin Tester   (more nearby)
Date Taken
May 1963   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 6 June, 2023
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! ST 454 532 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:16.5273N 2:47.0269W
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OSGB36: geotagged! ST 454 532
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Northwest (about 315 degrees)
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