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Secret SomersetRemembering the Somerset and Dorset Joint RailwayEpisodes

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  1. 7. The last train to Templecombe

    We reminisce about 1966 and visit a railway using the original track bed in Templecombe.

  2. 6. The Friendly Line to Burnham-on-Sea

    En route to the coast, we visit Glastonbury Festival’s Worthy Farm and Wells.

  3. 5. Shepton Mallet to Evercreech Junction

    We visit a once radioactive tunnel and reach the ‘Clapham Junction of the West’.

  4. 4. The future of Midsomer Norton and Masbury

    Explore an expanding heritage railway and a signal box you can stay in.

  5. 3. Linking up Midford, Wellow and Shoscombe

    As we continue down the line, hear why the railway was important to many small villages.

  6. 2. Entering Bath’s Two Tunnels

    Discover the dark history behind the UK’s longest walking and cycling tunnel.

  7. 1. The journey begins at Bath Green Park

    We begin in the Roman city and hear how a major terminus went from steam to shoppers.