- Hardcover: 176 pages
- Publisher: OPC Railprint (Feb 1994)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0860935272
- ISBN-13: 978-0860935278
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,676,141 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The Somerset & Dorset line, which ran from Bath to Bournmemouth, closed in 1966 and has since been one of the most mourned of Britain's railways. The interest in this line has continued unabated, and yet the story of what happened to the infrastructure after that fateful day in March 1966 has never been told. Many trains ran over sections of the old S&D for several years after its closure as a through route, whilst the trains used for its dismantling are an interesting but little known aspect of the line's long and eventful history. Many stations and structures have survived to the present time, some in an excellent state of preservation, but even now others are lost to demolition from time to time. The history of this famous cross-country route is therefore still on-going and here, for the first time, the story is taken on from the last few weeks of operation up to the present day.
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This is an unusual book, in that it looks at the history of the well-documented Somerset & Dorset railway after its closure to passengers - dealing with remaining freight services, their withdrawal, and the subsequent demolition of the line. The detail provided is remarkable and as a result it is a very readable historic document - the research required would have been very extensive.
It is very well complemented by "Sabotaged & Defeated: Last rites on the SOmerset & Dorset" by Jeffrey Grayer (Kingfisher Productions, Settle, 2006), a colour album which illustrates much of the content of Tim Deacon's book.
It is very well complemented by "Sabotaged & Defeated: Last rites on the SOmerset & Dorset" by Jeffrey Grayer (Kingfisher Productions, Settle, 2006), a colour album which illustrates much of the content of Tim Deacon's book.
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