Somerset Stations Gallery

Montacute Station, Somerset, 1962

Unfortunately there is no caption on the back of this photograph taken of Montacute Station in 1962. We can only assume that some kind of maintenance is taking place on the line towards Yeovil, judging by the row of workers standing in the middle of the track. Just beyond the station building and signal box, a wagon stands waiting in the sidings alongside the cattle pens and small goods office

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Yeovil Town Station, Somerset, c.1950s

A bustling scene at Yeovil Town Station taken in the late 1950's. The chimneys of the large station building can be seen above the platform canopy, and the passenger footbridge which straddled the tracks is visible at the far end of the three platforms. When it first opened in June 1861, the jointly owned station was served by four signal boxes, two station masters houses and two station masters whose joint cooperation must have been essential for the smooth running of the line.
The station closed to passengers in October 1966

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Hallatrow Station and Water Tower, Somerset, c.1950s

A view of Hallatrow Station in Somerset, c.1950s, showing the station's water tower, station building and signals.
The station opened in September 1873 at High Littleton, about a mile north of the village of Hallatrow.
Passenger services were withdrawn in November 1959, with goods traffic ceasing to operate at the station in 1964

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