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Salisbury to Exeter line, which was to be formed by the S&YR and the L&SWR together, was to pass east–west somewhat south of Yeovil, but the S&YR was to approach Yeovil itself by a northward spur at its termination, joining the Hendford – Pen Mill line on the south side of the
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Somerset Levels and the opportunity was taken to raise the level of the route as part of the upgrading work, as well as doubling the track. The new through route was opened for goods trains on 11 June 1906 and for passenger trains on 2 July 1906; the
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Reading and Taunton was via Bath and Bridgwater and a more direct route could be formed, making use of some existing sections of line as well as new construction. As well as
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Weymouth Railway (WS&WR) was being promoted, and was to include a line from Frome to Weymouth. This line was taken over by the GWR and reached Yeovil from Frome on 1 September 1856. However its Yeovil station was planned to be at Pen Mill,
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Taunton to Yeovil line between Curry Rivel Junction and Athelney. The branch line's Langport station was east of the new junction so a new Langport East station was built on the new main line while the old Langport station was renamed 'Langport West'. The junction at
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Hendford passenger station, crossing under Hendford Hill. Hendford remained open as the Yeovil station of the Bristol and Exeter Railway, until the opening of Yeovil Town in 1861. After this date it was retained as a "goods depôt" retaining the shed over one siding.
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Sherborne Mercury published that the B&ER and S&YR had agreed to the construction of a new joint station at the point of junction. This became Yeovil Town. Pending its completion they agreed to accommodate S&YR traffic at Hendford, and for the purpose they laid an
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was at its height and the B&ER was induced to propose a branch to Yeovil, hitherto not served by any railway. In 1845, the B&ER obtained the necessary Act of
Parliament for its branch line to Yeovil in 1845. It was to run from a junction at Durston, about six miles east of Taunton.
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Hendford, in the angle between Hendford Hill and the present-day Lysander Way. The station is often described as being on the "outskirts" of Yeovil. The distance from there to Yeovil High Street was about 500 m (550 yd).
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In August 1878, the GWR chairman told the board that the time had come to consider gauge conversion on the branch lines. By this time, there was only one daily goods train from Taunton to Hendford and back. At the end of June 1879, the broad-gauge operation on the line was terminated.
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1530:(S&YR) obtained authorisation for a line, and it reached Yeovil, opening on 1 June 1859, at a temporary terminus at Hendford. It was to be worked by the L&SWR, and that company was actively promoting its own line from Yeovil to Exeter.
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The shareholder was informed that this incurred a dead loss of five or six thousand a year, but that when the standard-gauge rail was laid between the Yeovil Joint station and Pen Mill, the standard-gauge stock would be used on the branch.
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town. At this time, the stations in Yeovil were Pen Mill, on the GWR's Wilts Somerset and Weymouth line, and the Hendford terminus of the B&ER. This was a terminus, facing Taunton, and by-passed by the B&ER through line to Pen Mill.
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Hendford passenger station closed on the same day, and the mixed gauge at Hendford yard was only used by transfer goods trains until the abolition of broad gauge on the branch, after which it became an ordinary goods yard.
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Lyng Halt was opened on 24 September 1928, between Durston and Athelney, on the section that had been by-passed for through trains in 1906. It consisted of a basic sleeper-faced platform and a small wooden shelter.
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Hendford Halt opened on 2 May 1932, a little to the west of the earlier Yeovil Hendford station (opposite Forest Hill), to serve the growing industrial area west of the town.
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was appointed engineer and the two companies worked in collaboration with the GWR operating the B&ER for a period. Both lines adopted Brunel's
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2557:"Yeovil's Virtual Museum, the A-to-Z of Yeovil's History – by Bob Osborn"
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to Taunton in 1906, which shortened the distance from London to
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The former Railway Hotel, which stood opposite Martock station
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improvements further east, a new line was to be built between
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where better main and branch line connections could be made.
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playing field and is now the cricket and tennis pavilion.
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Ordnance Survey, Town Plan of Taunton, 1:500 Scale, 1888
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Daniels, Gerald David; Dench, Leslie Alan (May 1973) .
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Ordnance Survey 1:2500 plans, 1889, 1903, 1928 and 1964
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opening in 1906, which effectively left Durston and
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2608:"A3088 Yeovil to Stoke-sub-Hamdon (A303), Somerset"
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1304:. It opened in 1853, using the broad gauge of
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2045:
2044:
2041:
2022:
2013:
2012:
2010:
2009:
2008:
2003:
1999:
1996:
1995:
1994:
1991:
1972:
1963:
1962:
1960:
1959:
1958:
1953:
1949:
1946:
1945:
1944:
1941:
1913:
1904:
1903:
1901:
1900:
1899:
1894:
1890:
1887:
1886:
1885:
1882:
1844:
1835:
1834:
1832:
1831:
1830:
1829:50.9358; -2.6394
1825:
1821:
1818:
1817:
1816:
1813:
1782:Stoke-sub-Hamdon
1674:
1673:
1669:
1643:Cogload Junction
1609:Gauge conversion
1559:
1555:
1553:
1552:
1548:
1545:
1393:
1389:
1387:
1386:
1382:
1323:
1318:
1316:
1315:
1311:
1257:
1256:
1229:Exeter St Davids
1217:
1208:
1207:
1201:
1200:
1182:
1181:
1175:
1174:
1146:
1145:
1127:
1126:
1096:
1095:
1089:
1088:
1070:
1069:
1051:Cogload Junction
1043:
1042:
1036:
1035:
1029:
1028:
1010:
1009:
1002:
1001:
994:
993:
987:
986:
980:
979:
970:
969:
962:
961:
941:
940:
934:
933:
912:
911:
905:
904:
898:
897:
869:
856:
855:
849:
848:
824:
823:
817:
816:
798:
797:
776:
775:
749:
748:
742:
741:
719:
718:
711:
710:
702:
701:
694:
693:
686:
685:
657:
656:
649:
648:
641:
640:
632:
631:
607:
606:
600:
599:
571:
555:
554:
548:
547:
529:
528:
522:
521:
504:
488:
467:
458:
457:
451:
450:
426:
425:
419:
418:
395:
394:
388:
387:
355:
346:
345:
339:
338:
331:
330:
323:
322:
314:
313:
285:
284:
278:
277:
270:
269:
262:
261:
249:
233:
212:
206:
182:
175:
168:
159:
152:
148:
137:
135:
134:
130:
127:
119:
104:Number of tracks
32:
21:
2718:
2717:
2713:
2712:
2711:
2709:
2708:
2707:
2668:
2667:
2666:
2665:
2655:
2653:
2648:
2647:
2643:
2636:
2632:
2627:
2623:
2613:
2611:
2606:
2605:
2601:
2596:. 1513 CEC 573.
2586:
2578:. p. 101.
2569:
2568:
2564:
2555:
2554:
2550:
2545:
2541:
2530:
2529:
2525:
2520:
2516:
2511:
2507:
2497:
2495:
2492:"Yeovil Branch"
2490:
2489:
2476:
2460:
2449:
2440:
2429:
2421:E T MacDermot,
2420:
2391:
2383:E T MacDermot,
2382:
2375:
2368:
2355:
2354:
2350:
2345:
2340:
2339:
2334:
2330:
2325:
2290:
2284:
2272:
2270:
2266:
2263:
2258:
2255:
2253:
2251:
2250:
2228:
2209:
2203:
2191:
2189:
2185:
2182:
2177:
2174:
2172:
2170:
2169:
2158:
2124:
2118:
2106:
2104:
2100:
2097:
2092:
2089:
2087:
2085:
2084:
2081:
2074:
2068:
2056:
2054:
2050:
2047:
2042:
2039:
2037:
2035:
2034:
2031:
2024:
2018:
2006:
2004:
2000:
1997:
1992:
1989:
1987:
1985:
1984:
1981:
1974:
1968:
1956:
1954:
1950:
1947:
1942:
1939:
1937:
1935:
1934:
1923:
1915:
1909:
1897:
1895:
1891:
1888:
1883:
1880:
1878:
1876:
1875:
1872:
1864:
1849:Yeovil Pen Mill
1846:
1840:
1828:
1826:
1822:
1819:
1814:
1811:
1809:
1807:
1806:
1795:
1793:Yeovil Hendford
1790:
1759:
1747:Somerset Levels
1735:
1711:
1685:
1671:
1667:
1666:
1655:Somerset Levels
1626:
1620:
1611:
1574:
1557:
1550:
1546:
1543:
1541:
1540:4 ft
1539:
1512:
1488:
1418:
1391:
1384:
1380:
1379:
1378:7 ft
1377:
1366:
1360:
1321:
1313:
1309:
1308:
1307:7 ft
1306:
1258:
1247:
1236:
1209:
1202:
1183:
1176:
1165:
1147:
1128:
1108:
1097:
1090:
1071:
1053:
1044:
1037:
1030:
1011:
1004:
1003:
996:
995:
988:
981:
972:
971:
964:
963:
942:
935:
913:
906:
899:
888:
857:
850:
832:
825:
818:
799:
777:
766:
764:Somerset Levels
757:
750:
743:
721:
720:
713:
712:
703:
696:
695:
688:
687:
674:
658:
651:
650:
643:
642:
633:
608:
601:
590:
556:
549:
530:
523:
505:
485:
478:Western Railway
459:
452:
440:Yeovil Hendford
433:Yeovil Junction
427:
420:
396:
389:
374:
347:
340:
333:
332:
325:
324:
315:
303:Yeovil Pen Mill
297:
286:
279:
272:
271:
264:
263:
250:
230:
216:Wilts, Somerset
200:
191:
190:
186:
150:
146:
132:
128:
125:
123:
122:4 ft
121:
117:
73:
70:Yeovil Pen Mill
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
2716:
2714:
2706:
2705:
2700:
2695:
2690:
2685:
2680:
2670:
2669:
2664:
2663:
2641:
2630:
2621:
2599:
2584:
2562:
2548:
2539:
2523:
2514:
2505:
2494:. John Speller
2474:
2447:
2441:Col M H Cobb,
2427:
2389:
2373:
2366:
2347:
2346:
2344:
2341:
2338:
2337:
2327:
2326:
2324:
2321:
2282:grid reference
2227:
2224:
2201:grid reference
2157:
2154:
2135:level crossing
2116:grid reference
2080:
2077:
2066:grid reference
2030:
2027:
2016:grid reference
1980:
1977:
1966:grid reference
1922:
1919:
1907:grid reference
1871:
1868:
1863:
1860:
1838:grid reference
1794:
1791:
1789:
1786:
1758:
1755:
1749:, serving the
1734:
1731:
1710:
1707:
1684:
1683:Later openings
1681:
1622:Main article:
1619:
1616:
1610:
1607:
1573:
1570:
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1487:
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1417:
1414:
1362:Main article:
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1120:
1118:
1110:
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1100:
1098:
1091:
1084:
1082:
1080:
1077:
1076:
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1065:
1063:
1061:
1055:
1054:
1049:
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1038:
1031:
1024:
1022:
1020:
1017:
1016:
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989:
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956:
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951:
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819:
812:
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808:
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771:
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497:Exeter Central
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196:
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177:
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162:
155:
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144:
140:
139:
115:
109:
108:
105:
101:
100:
96:
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88:
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84:
80:
79:
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72:
71:
68:
64:
62:
58:
57:
54:
50:
49:
46:
42:
41:
37:
36:
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
2715:
2704:
2701:
2699:
2696:
2694:
2691:
2689:
2686:
2684:
2681:
2679:
2676:
2675:
2673:
2651:
2650:"Tennis Club"
2645:
2642:
2639:
2634:
2631:
2625:
2622:
2609:
2603:
2600:
2595:
2591:
2587:
2585:0-7110-0438-2
2581:
2577:
2573:
2566:
2563:
2558:
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2534:
2527:
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2493:
2487:
2485:
2483:
2481:
2479:
2475:
2472:
2471:1 904349 09 9
2468:
2464:
2461:Mike Oakley,
2458:
2456:
2454:
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2428:
2424:
2418:
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2404:
2402:
2400:
2398:
2396:
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2320:
2318:
2313:
2309:
2305:
2301:
2296:
2294:
2287:
2283:
2277:
2244:
2241:, on loan to
2240:
2237:
2232:
2225:
2223:
2221:
2217:
2213:
2212:Yeovil branch
2206:
2202:
2196:
2162:
2155:
2153:
2151:
2146:
2144:
2140:
2136:
2132:
2128:
2121:
2117:
2111:
2078:
2076:
2071:
2067:
2061:
2029:Langport West
2028:
2026:
2021:
2017:
2011:
1978:
1976:
1971:
1967:
1961:
1927:
1920:
1918:
1912:
1908:
1902:
1869:
1867:
1862:Hendford Halt
1861:
1859:
1857:
1854:
1850:
1843:
1839:
1833:
1799:
1792:
1787:
1785:
1783:
1779:
1775:
1771:
1763:
1756:
1754:
1752:
1748:
1744:
1740:
1732:
1730:
1729:locomotives.
1728:
1724:
1721:powered by a
1720:
1716:
1708:
1706:
1703:
1699:
1697:
1693:
1688:
1682:
1680:
1676:
1664:
1660:
1656:
1652:
1651:River Parrett
1646:
1644:
1640:
1630:
1625:
1617:
1615:
1608:
1606:
1602:
1597:
1595:
1588:
1585:
1581:
1579:
1571:
1569:
1565:
1561:
1558:1,435 mm
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1531:
1529:
1525:
1516:
1509:
1507:
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1492:
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1449:
1445:
1441:
1437:
1433:
1431:
1422:
1415:
1413:
1411:
1406:
1403:
1402:Railway Mania
1400:In 1844, the
1398:
1395:
1392:2,140 mm
1375:
1371:
1365:
1357:
1355:
1353:
1349:
1345:
1340:
1338:
1333:
1331:
1327:
1322:2,140 mm
1319:
1303:
1299:
1295:
1291:
1278:
1276:
1274:
1272:
1270:
1268:
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1265:
1260:
1251:
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1245:
1239:
1230:
1226:
1225:
1222:
1219:
1218:
1211:
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1169:
1167:
1164:
1163:
1157:
1154:
1149:
1140:
1138:
1135:
1130:
1121:
1119:
1117:
1116:
1111:
1107:
1106:
1099:
1083:
1081:
1078:
1073:
1064:
1062:
1060:
1056:
1052:
1046:
1023:
1021:
1018:
1013:
954:
952:
949:
944:
928:
926:
924:
920:
915:
892:
890:
882:
878:
877:
874:
871:
870:
864:
859:
843:
841:
839:
835:
827:
811:
809:
806:
801:
792:
790:
788:
784:
779:
770:
768:
765:
760:
752:
736:
734:
731:
728:
727:Langport West
723:
678:
676:
673:
672:River Parrett
668:
665:
660:
626:
624:
622:
621:Langport East
618:
615:
610:
594:
592:
584:
580:
579:
576:
573:
572:
566:
563:
558:
542:
540:
537:
532:
516:
514:
512:
511:Hendford Halt
508:
498:
495:
494:
490:
489:
479:
476:
475:
472:
469:
468:
461:
445:
443:
441:
437:
434:
429:
413:
411:
409:
408:
403:
398:
382:
380:
377:
368:
364:
363:
360:
357:
356:
349:
308:
306:
304:
300:
296:
295:
288:
254:
252:
243:
240:
239:
235:
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224:
221:
220:
217:
214:
213:
207:
204:
203:
199:
195:
194:
183:
178:
176:
171:
169:
164:
161:
160:
151:2,134 mm
145:
141:
118:1,435 mm
116:
114:
110:
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102:
97:
93:
89:
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81:
76:
69:
66:
65:
63:
59:
55:
51:
47:
43:
38:
33:
30:
19:
2654:. Retrieved
2644:
2633:
2624:
2612:. Retrieved
2602:
2571:
2565:
2551:
2542:
2526:
2517:
2508:
2496:. Retrieved
2462:
2442:
2422:
2384:
2357:
2351:
2331:
2298:Despite the
2297:
2248:
2167:
2147:
2082:
2032:
1982:
1932:
1873:
1865:
1804:
1768:
1739:Beeching Axe
1736:
1719:auto trailer
1712:
1709:Motive power
1704:
1700:
1696:Chard branch
1689:
1686:
1677:
1647:
1635:
1612:
1603:
1599:
1590:
1586:
1582:
1576:In 1867 the
1575:
1566:
1562:
1536:
1532:
1521:
1505:
1501:
1497:
1480:
1465:
1450:
1446:
1442:
1438:
1434:
1427:
1416:Construction
1407:
1399:
1396:
1367:
1341:
1334:
1289:
1287:
1242:
1160:
1113:
1105:Chard branch
1103:
405:
292:
153:) until 1879
29:
2656:14 November
2271: /
2190: /
2105: /
2055: /
2005: /
1955: /
1896: /
1856:Yeovil Town
1827: /
1745:across the
1727:45XX 2-6-2T
1639:Castle Cary
1374:broad gauge
407:Yeovil Town
242:Castle Cary
113:Track gauge
2672:Categories
2343:References
2256:51°03′01″N
2249:Location:
2175:51°03′16″N
2168:Location:
2131:signal box
2090:51°03′11″N
2083:Location:
2040:51°02′07″N
2033:Location:
1990:51°00′16″N
1983:Location:
1940:50°58′40″N
1933:Location:
1881:50°57′26″N
1874:Location:
1812:50°56′09″N
1805:Location:
1774:A3088 road
1641:and a new
1358:Background
2576:Ian Allan
2312:turntable
2304:Lyng Halt
2259:2°59′21″W
2239:Class 150
2220:West Lyng
2216:East Lyng
2178:2°57′20″W
2156:Lyng Halt
2141:, on the
2139:Staverton
2093:2°56′13″W
2043:2°50′12″W
1993:2°49′01″W
1943:2°46′03″W
1884:2°43′03″W
1870:Montacute
1853:L&SWR
1815:2°38′22″W
1778:A303 road
838:Lyng Halt
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