Branch Lines to Chard
Branch Lines to Chard
Ian Harrison
320 pages, incl. 32 page colour section. 275x215mm. Printed on gloss art paper, casebound with printed board covers.
ISBN13 : 9781911038528
£35.00
Ian Harrison
320 pages, incl. 32 page colour section. 275x215mm. Printed on gloss art paper, casebound with printed board covers.
ISBN13 : 9781911038528
£35.00
Two sections of the Ruabon to Barmouth line have reopened as heritage railways; meaning that the sylvan beauty of the Dee Valley can once again be enjoyed from the carriage window on the Llangollen Railway, and the lapping waters and rugged shoreline of Llyn Tegid on the Bala Lake Railway.
Branch Lines to Chard - Sample Images
Branch platform and hotel 15th June 1962. Although the services were operated by the Western Region, the Southern influence can be seen in the concrete lamp with its elegant ‘art deco’ shade. The ‘Chard Road Hotel’ advertises Brutton’s Beers, brewed in Yeovil. R.C. Riley
On 14th October 1947 No. 5543 waits beneath the overall roof with the 9.34am service to Chard Junction. In the distance No. 5521 can be seen departing from the bay with the 9.15am train to Taunton. This photograph shows the fifteen-arch brick colonnade east elevation of the train shed, and the locomotive shed on the right. The site of the former turntable is occupied by free-range poultry. W.A. Camwell