A long-abandoned Somerset railway line has been recognised as one of the UK's most picturesque lost railway lines. The 105-mile journey from Bristol to Dorset, which ceased operations in March ...

A forgotten Somerset railway line has been named as one of Britain’s most beautiful lost railway lines, writes Matt Evans. The 105-mile trip between Bristol and Dorset, which closed in March ...

A former Somerset railway line that once ran from Burnham-On-Sea to Bournemouth has been recognised as one of the UK’s most picturesque lost railway lines. The 105-mile journey from Bristol to Dorset, ...

“While the ‘Hall’ class express locomotives worked out of Weymouth, Poole, and Bournemouth on inter-regional trains, the Ivatt tanks played an important role in Dorset’s railway history ...

Indeed, I have assisted in a practical way in the past, laying out the track alignment in Dixton Cutting as the railway extended southwards. "I have experience with other heritage railways too, for ...

Indeed, I have assisted in a practical way in the past, laying out the track alignment in Dixton Cutting as the railway extended southwards. I have experience with other heritage railways too, for ...

Additionally, the construction of the Somerset and Dorset Railway line in the mid-1800s brought further changes to the area, although Dunkerton itself largely retained its rural character. Despite the ...

Supporters of the West Somerset Railway have come down the line with nearly £200,000 to keep the heritage route on track over the winter, funding essential repairs and upgrades ahead of its spring ...

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In his bid to find out he went to the Somerset and Dorset Family History Society in Yeovil which has been operating since 1975 to help people trace their family trees back to the 1500s.