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« on: August 03, 2007, 12:11:18 »
Article on the former Weston , Clevedon and Portishead Railway (link below.)
http://thisissomerset.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=147472&command=displayContent&sourceNode=242195&contentPK=17998731&folderPk=113662&pNodeId=242222
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« Reply #1 on: August 06, 2007, 11:35:09 »
Members of Weston , Clevedon and Portishead Railway Group are planning to mark the 100th anniversary of its completion on Tuesday (07/08/2007 , link below.)
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« Reply #2 on: December 25, 2009, 16:26:46 »
I would like to say that 'her indoors', who is generally not a particular fan of anything to do with the railways, produced a lovely Christmas gift for me: a DVD entitled 'Somerset's Lost Railway' - the story of the Weston, Clevedon and Portishead Railway.

We sat down and watched it earlier - and we agreed, it's a fascinating tale, of a quirky branch line which spent most of its time (over 30 years!) in receivership, but provided a much loved service between those three Somerset towns between 1897 and 1940. It had 19 stations over its 14 mile length - most of them just huts at level crossings!

I recommend this DVD to anyone with an interest in the good old days of the light railway branch lines.

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« Reply #3 on: October 02, 2010, 21:06:34 »
There is an excellent website for the Weston, Clevedon & Portishead Railway, by the way: see http://www.wcandpr.org.uk/   Wink
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