Somerset & Dorset Demise – Commemorating 55 years since closure

Somerset & Dorset Demise – Commemorating 55 years since closure

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By Jeffrey Grayer

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” Delightful”, “Slow & Dirty”, “Sabotaged & Defeated”, the Somerset & Dorset Railway has attracted many sobriquets over the years, not all of them complimentary. However, this fascinating route, which closed over half a century ago, still has a dedicated following amongst that sadly declining band of former passengers and staff who knew it in its operational days and amongst those too young to have experienced the delights of its picturesque route, its wide variety of motive power, its range of through expresses and local trains, and the friendly staff who served local communities through decades of loyal service. This collection of colour images assembled by Jeffery Grayer recalls the sad decline of its later years and follows on to the eventual closure and demolition of the route such that today the only track remaining is in the hands of dedicated preservation societies who seek to keep alive the spirit of the old line.

Somerset & Dorset Demise press review

“Credit is due to the compiler of course for his selections and immensely detailed captions.”

Steam World, May 2022

 

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Additional information

Weight 550 g
Dimensions 21.4 × 27.3 cm
pages

112

illustrations

185 Colour

cover

paperback

ISBN

9781915281005

dimensions

273 x 215 mm

format

portrait

2 reviews for Somerset & Dorset Demise – Commemorating 55 years since closure

  1. 5 out of 5

    lucyskellon77

    Good delivery
    Book for dad so can’t really say what it’s about lol
    Be he loves it

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