It was like one big family," said Paul Antell, describing the community of a railway that ran through his village. It has ...

It has been 60 years since the final locomotive steamed along the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway. The line ran between ...

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240-mile steam service was the lifeline connecting the industrial heartlands of Manchester and the Midlands to the golden beaches of the South Coast, ...

In 1965, the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway was told to close as part of the Beeching cuts. Hear stories of how it is remembered and the ways the line is still being used now. Show more In 1965, ...

A lengthy stretch of Somerset's "forgotten railway" has reopened to the public as a stunning walking and cycling route, connecting Shepton Mallet to the neighbouring villages. The Somerset and Dorset ...

FIFTY years ago, the railway line that brought thousands of people to Bournemouth for their holidays was shut for good. Those holiday trains were far from the only purpose of the Somerset & Dorset ...