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Branch Lines
Branch Line to Minehead
| ISBN: | 978 0 906520 80 2 |
|---|---|
| Published: | July 1990 |
| Reprinted: | August 2008 |
| Authors: | Vic Mitchell |
| Keith Smith | |
| Dimensions: | 240 x 174 mm |
| Cover: | Glossy laminated hardback |
| Book Info: | 96 pages |
| 120 photographs | |
| large scale maps | |
| other details of local history | |
| PRICE: | £15.95 [ Add to Cart ] |
Built as a broad gauge branch in a thinly populated area, the railway brought prosperity and growth to Minehead. The resulting changes and improvements to the line are fully illustrated, as is its decline and spectacular recent revival. Once served by the railway, Watchet Harbour is shown in detail.
Stations and Railway Locations covered in this book
| Stations | Photo |
|---|---|
| Bishops Lydeard | 15-25 |
| Blue Anchor | 72-79 |
| Crowcombe | 26-30 |
| Doniford Bridge Halt | 49-50 |
| Dunster | 80-87 |
| Leigh Bridge Crossing | 31 |
| Minehead | 88-120 |
| Norton Fitzwarren | 10-14 |
| Stogumber | 32-35 |
| Taunton | 1-9 |
| Washford | 61-71 |
| Watchet | 51-60 |
| Williton | 36-48 |