Templecombe station

[whole diary]

[TonyK]

I shall watch this space!

[RichardB]

Here's a fabulous video I hadn't seen before about the campaign to reopen the station.  A really great record of what was done and the people involved.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EsXAxKh9SI

[JayMac]

Here's a fabulous video I hadn't seen before about the campaign to reopen the station.  A really great record of what was done and the people involved.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EsXAxKh9SI

Great find Richard!

[ChrisB]

Templecombe The Station That Refused To Die

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lPV9tWbgCs

[Red Squirrel]

Here's a fabulous video I hadn't seen before about the campaign to reopen the station.  A really great record of what was done and the people involved.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EsXAxKh9SI

Truly awesome!

Favourite bits:

* The bloke from Plessey describing how it slowly dawned on him that if the station - 2 minutes walk away - were reopened, they would't have to have a member of staff tied up all day ferrying people to and from Sherborne;
* The debate around 'ooooooze gonna pay for it...'. The sum in question being a princely £30,000, which the Templecombe Station Working Committee (TSWC) whittled down to £9000 by doing most of the work themselves;
* The local kids being conscripted to grouting the station paving slabs.

It was more Titfield Thunderbolt than the Titfield Thunderbolt. Heartwarming stuff!

[JayMac]

I'll be down there for a hot beverage and a piece of cake I expect.

[JayMac]

I've had my coffee and cake. Finn had a few Mini Cheddar. Bought a book.

Nice to see SWR^» (South Western Railway - about)'s area manager in attendance. I think there was some wonder at my ticket combination purchase.

[Mark A]

For some reason I read 'Mini-cheddar' and thought 'Cheese footballs' and was worried on Finn's behalf. Can you still get cheese footballs though...

Mark

[JayMac]

Former Network SouthEast MD Chris Green made an appearance at Templecombe today. Seen here stood on the right. Most of the rest of the folk pictured are from the 'Friends of Templecombe Station' group.



There should be a feature on BBC^» (British Broadcasting Corporation - home page) Radio Somerset tomorrow, 5th October 2023, around 8.30am. Something to listen to while you don't catch a train.

[bobm]

Chris Green - one of the most inspirational railwaymen I have met.

[bradshaw]

Huw Merriman paid a visit to Templecombe station yesterday

  After Transport Questions, it was a train to Somerset and an unplanned stop at Templecombe station. A wonderful station and winner of multiple National Rail Awards. Volunteers working hard for another one

Three photographs can be seen in the link below
https://x.com/huwmerriman/status/1791143460541493277?s=61&t=VlafMC5gF9tidw36b1Y8JQ

[bobm]

Yesterday?  Transport Questions were this morning.

[CyclingSid]

an unplanned stop

Which suggests the question what had gone wrong with what bit of the infrastructure.

[Mark A]

an unplanned stop

Which suggests the question what had gone wrong with what bit of the infrastructure.

And also, echoes of an Adlestrop moment.

"... because one afternoon
Of heat the express-train drew up there
Unwontedly..."

[bradshaw]

The only disruption was that the 14.20 exWaterloo, running 15 late, was cancelled beyond Honiton due to weather (heavy rain), and stopped at Templecombe for three minutes. Everything else was stopping for just the minute.