Membership

All members receive a copy of our quarterly magazine, the latest edition of which is the winter issue. There’s plenty of great reading material and photographic content.

– Freight train operation in the late ’40s. Bob Curtis looks into the time lost by freight trains over the S&D in 1948/9.

It was alleged that time was being consistently lost, especially between Bath and Evercreech Junction and this was having a detrimental eff ect on the running of other services and the onward transmission of goods.

But the loco crews contended that the delays were not of their making, and were due to factors outside their control. They stated that the main problems were the overloading of the trains and the inadequate braking power of the engines.

– 53808 overhaul progress and a tender mystery. Trust Chairman Roger Hardingham provides a detailed update.

– Feedback & Information Requests. A four-part article with photos of the S&D trackbed in the 1980s concluded with a set of ‘mystery’ photos. Here, our readers provide the identities of the anonymous locations.

– Every S&D book ever published! Mark Woolley had compiled a mammoth listing of what he believed was every S&D book ever produced – but rather expected that there would be more than the 120 titles listed. Indeed there are – another five to add!

– The Somerset Circle expands beyond Ham Wood Viaduct.The Editor takes a look at the extended footpath, the latest section having opened in October.

– S&D Locations. More from Henstridge. Following on from Kevin Mitchell’s photos in the last issue, Andrew Harris has a set of pictures from the ’90s.

– Modelling focus. Barry Williams’ layout featuring Midford and Evercreech Junction.

– A trip down the branch in November 1962. Via a set of photos purchased in an online shop, Steve Ehrlicher presents a series of views from Evercreech Junction through to Burnham-on-Sea.

– G A Richardson book signing at Swanage with Peter Smith & Lynda Richardson. A set of photos recording this very enjoyable occasion where Peter Smith [former S&D fireman] and Lynda Richardson [the wife of G A Richardson] both signed copies of our new book.

– Trust and general S&D news. The book signing (above), Northern Area Group’s 15th birthday, Kilmersdon appears with the big boys, reports from Spetisbury, Shillingstone, Midsomer Norton and Midford.

– From the archive. The certificate awarded to Stalbridge Station upon winning a first prize in the Best Kept Stations Competition in 1950.

– Centre-spread photo. In connection with the main article, this colour photo shows S&D 7F No. 53807 passing through Wellow with a short Up goods service, sometime in 1961.

– Four-page pull-out sales supplement.

48 A4 pages including the sales supplement.

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