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Scenes from the past, placed here for historical, nostalgic or simply fun reasons.    Updated 17 December 2004.
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Dinmore Manor info board in 1989. Courtesy of Roger Bailey
Manor Plea
© V R Sparham
Esso wagon at Dunster in 1989. Courtesy of Roger Bailey
Dunster Esso
© V R Sparham
No 92220 at Minehead in 1989.
Evening Star
© Steve Huddy
Cravens DMU at Watchet
Cravens DMU
© Steve Huddy
No 53808 in 1989. Courtesy of Roger Bailey
Minehead in 1989
© V R Sparham
No 6412 at Minehead in 1976
6412 in 1976
© Roger Bailey






No 92220 in 1989. Courtesy of Roger Bailey
Evening Star
© V R Sparham
No 53808 in 1989. Courtesy of Roger Bailey
No 88 in 1989
© V R Sparham
No 53808 in 1989. Courtesy of Roger Bailey
No 88 in 1989
© V R Sparham
No 92220 in 1989. Courtesy of Roger Bailey
Evening Star
© V R Sparham
Dunster Shed in 1989 before restoration in 1989. Courtesy of Roger Bailey
Dunster Shed
© V R Sparham
Bishops Ludeard in 1989. Courtesy of Roger Bailey
Lydeard in 1989
© V R Sparham






The turntable in situ at Pwllheli
Pwllheli
© Nick Jones
The Minehead Mariner headed by 31466 and 31420 sen at Bishops Lydeard
Minehead Mariner
© David Garnett
The Minehead Mariner headed by 31466 and 31420 sen at Bishops Lydeard
Minehead Mariner
© David Garnett
Bishops Lydeard in 1972
Lydeard sleeps
© unknown
No 6412 in 1989. Courtesy of Roger Bailey
No 6412 in 1989
© V R Sparham
No 4561 in 1989. Courtesy of Roger Bailey
No 4561 in 1989
© V R Sparham






The very first WSR rain at Crowcombe on 21 December 1975
21 Dec 1975
© unknown
Rudolph - the original WSR logo
Rudolph
© unknown
The move of Dunster Box - preliminary inspection  © Nick Jones
Going...
© Nick Jones
The move of Dunster Box - sliding across © Nick Jones
Going...
© Nick Jones
The move of Dunster Box - on the move © Nick Jones
Nearly there...
© Nick Jones
'Jennifer at Stones Wood in 1982
Jennifer
© Stephen Edge






'Park Royal DMU at Kentsford in February 1979 when the Railway was the only link between West Somerset and the outside world.
Snow 1979
© Stephen Edge
'Park Royal DMU crossing Craverns DMU at Williton Station in 1986.
DMUs in 1986

D120 at Williton in 1995
Peak Arrival
© Mark Pike
D1041 and D1010 leaving Minehead in 1995
Double Diamond
© Mark Pike
Victor at Bishops Lydeard
Victor Lydeard
© Stephen Edge
Jennifer at East Combe
Rustic Jennifer
© Stephen Edge






Snowdrifts at Bishops Lydeard in February 1978
Snow 1978
© Stephen Edge
The Tauntonian at Bishops Lydeard in October 1977
6412 in 1977
© Stephen Edge
Park Royal and HST at Norton Junction - early 1980s
Norton Junction
© Stephen Edge
A failed D7017 is pushed by Bagnall no 2994 at Combe Florey at 9.30pm on 10 June 1979 under a genuine full moon
Full moon
© Stephen Edge
Tim King's picture of no 6412 and no 2994 in disguise during the filming of the Flockton Flyer by Southern TV in 1977
Flockton-time
© Tim King
D832 "Onslaught" at Williton in 1995
Willy Warship
© Mark Pike






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