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Somerset Traction Mark Jamieson

Somerset Traction By Mark Jamieson

Somerset Traction by Mark Jamieson


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Summary

Featuring previously unpublished images, Mark Jamieson illustrates the variety of traffic the county of Somerset has enjoyed over the years, from summer holiday trains to railtours and freight workings.

Somerset Traction Summary

Somerset Traction by Mark Jamieson

The main route to Devon and Cornwall passes through Somerset, with routes from Bristol and Westbury converging at Cogload Junction - 5 miles east of Taunton. To the south of the county is the former London & South Western Railway route from London Waterloo to Exeter via Yeovil Junction. Castle Cary on the section from Westbury to Taunton is the junction for the route to Yeovil Pen Mill, and southwards to Weymouth. The principal passenger train operator throughout the county is Great Western Railway (GWR), although Arriva CrossCountry runs a regular service to Exeter and Plymouth/Paignton/Penzance from the north. South West Trains solely operates the Waterloo to Exeter route, but has recently started to encroach on GWR territory by operating services to Yeovil and Weymouth from Salisbury via Warminster and Frome. In recent years freight traffic to the South West has become sparse, but Taunton still retains Fairwater Yard, to the west of the station, and is home to Network Rails High Output Renewals Train, which is operated by Freightliner Heavy Haul. Somerset is also home to the longest preserved railway in the country, the West Somerset Railway (WSR). Featuring previously unpublished images, Mark Jamieson illustrates the variety of traffic the county of Somerset has enjoyed over the years, from summer holiday trains to railtours and freight workings.

About Mark Jamieson

From a family with a railway background, it was inevitable that Mark Jamieson would develop the bug. A railway enthusiast from an early age with an interest in photography, he was born and bred in Dorset.

Additional information

GOR011246938
9781445671871
1445671875
Somerset Traction by Mark Jamieson
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Amberley Publishing
2019-07-15
96
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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