Description

Fowler S&D 7F No. 53807 (built 1925 as S&D No. 87) and Fowler 4F Class No. 44558 (built 1922 as S&D No. 58) are on the nine-carriage Home Counties Railway Society (HCRS) Somerset & Dorset railtour on 7 June 1964.

The train is seen here crossing Prestleigh viaduct. The viaduct was demolished in 1993.

For more details of the railtour, see the Six Bells Junction website.

53807 is shown as already allocated to Bath Green Park at the time of nationalisation in 1948 and remaining there until withdrawal in September 1964. 44558 is shown as already allocated to Bath Green Park at nationalisation in 1948 and remaining there right through until withdrawal in December 1964.

Photo by G A Richardson. Copyright S&DRT. Our ref. WSHSD_2022_14_140.

Medium format 9 x 6 cm negative.

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Images of the Home Counties Railway Society Somerset & Dorset railtour, 7 June 1964:

Bournemouth Central

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Templecombe

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Glastonbury (heading for Highbridge)

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Highbridge

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64-416/03-050

64-415/03-051

Evercreech Junction (on return from Highbridge)

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Evercreech New (heading for Bath)

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Prestleigh

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