2. Railways

Return to the Somerset and Dorset Railway

I never travelled on the S&D, it closed just after my fourth birthday. But I have driven along the line visiting the stations and tunnels and some of the notable viaducts several times, not always taking photos sadly. These pictures are from two trips, in 2019 and 2021 plus a few from much earlier trips and we go from the south to the north.
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    Well hidden in the trees is the remains of Stourpaine and Durweston Halt, no longer accessible. The station was opened on 9 July 1928 by the Southern Railway. The halt was closed on 17th September 1956 as part of an economy campaign. Trains continued to pass the site until the S&DJR closed in 1966. The station consisted of a small concrete platform and shelter.
    Shillingstone station looking forlorn in July 1983.
    Shillingstone station is very much a heritage railway work in progress. Restoration started in 2006 and much has been done including a replica signal box with a correct Stevens frame and tablet machines. Visible is the frames of 30075, a Jugoslovenske Železnice (JŽ; Yugoslavian Railways) class 62 loco. It was a class formed of 106 ex-United States Army Transportation Corps S100 Class 0-6-0T steam locomotives, surplus after the Second World War. The Southern Railway bought 14 examples after the war for use at Southampton Docks and this one carries the next number in the run.