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Wow that is a good link!

Are you sure there was a station at Engine Wood? I was led to believe it was just a figment of a (very talented) railway modeller...

http://www.enginewood.co.uk/enginewood.htm

Alex

Thanks Jules.

The latest map has just been uploaded, again still work in progress.

http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/irtmainpage/tmpsteam/MAP.pdf

Splendid! The GWR Midford halt was on the other side of the S&D line...

Alex

Well, it seems the map is expanding, so will the site expand to incorporate all locations on the map? What fun .... I've mailed you some pics taken at Westbury tonight for starters. What a project!

Are you sure there was a station at Engine Wood?

Hmm - I'm pretty sure, but maybe it has become a very famous ficticious station. I shall do some research but I'm sure I've seen a real picture ....

Jules

Right, I've done some digging. First off I was wrong about about Midford, it was on the west side of the S&D. Stations on the line from west to east were:

Paulton
Radford & Timsbury
Camerton
Dunkerton Colliery Halt
Dunkerton
Combe Hay
Midford Halt
Monkton Combe

Alex

jules wrote:Well, it seems the map is expanding, so will the site expand to incorporate all locations on the map? What fun .... I've mailed you some pics taken at Westbury tonight for starters. What a project!

Do you mean me Jules, only I haven't received any photos if you do!


The map is brilliant.

Shows me and my efforts up rather badly though

Is it my imagination or was there once a station serving Locking on the Weston-Super-Mare avoider?

I believe you have missed Twerton, between Saltford and Oldfield Park.

Superb map though! How about extending it Taunton-wards?

Interesting. I found these on Engine Wood (the model) site.

Do we think they are .... forgeries .... gasp!



And this! Shock horror .... described as "the remains of Engine Wood station in 1985" (by the Author).



Photos are on the way mate ....

jules wrote:Interesting. I found these on Engine Wood (the model) site.

Do we think they are .... forgeries .... gasp!

I'm not sure if you're being sarcastic here or not but yes there are fakes! Tim even had a signal box diagram done... (note there are no trap points protecting the running line from the sidings).



Just in case you do believe it was a real place read the "history" where the line was part of the S&DJR. The S&DJR had nothing to do with the Camerton branch save for receiving a little rent for where the branch passed under Midford viaduct.

Alex

James wrote:Is it my imagination or was there once a station serving Locking on the Weston-Super-Mare avoider?

I believe you have missed Twerton, between Saltford and Oldfield Park.

Superb map though! How about extending it Taunton-wards?

Oh, and you missed Dunball, just north of Bridgwater.

Just in case you do believe it was a real place

Well, no. I was being a little sarcastic there, what with the notice of closure and the picture of the station.

But, I will admit that when I was researching the order of the stations on the Camerton Branch to put spots on the new map, I was taken in initially - through not checking what my source of info a actually was. Seemed strange the place wasn't mentioned on any of true life references to the Camerton branch.

Ha! Ha ... fooled at my age! By a model .... great site and all tribute to author Tim. So, I guess that's one spot that needs to come off the map then.

But it does raise the question, where was the picture that poses as Engine Wood really taken? All very evocative if you ask me ....

Thanks for the kind words everyone, the map has been updated with respect to the comments, although I've just noticed that I've forgotten the Twerton one.

Due to the increasing number of stations and halts being added the text size will be reduced slightly (as you can see from the few done at the top of the map). I'll also be using different symbols with respect to halts and stations.

James wrote:How about extending it Taunton-wards?

I'm not sure of the extents of the map just yet, but Taunton may be a possibility.

http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/irtmainpage/ ... m/MAP1.pdf

Halts on the Pilning Low Level ...

Named New Passage and Cross Hands.

This map is going to be good!

Between Westbury and Warminster .... Dilton Marsh.

Jules

Hampton Row Halt between Bath Spa and Bathampton seems to be omitted - close to the lovely derelict terrace.

jules wrote:But it does raise the question, where was the picture that poses as Engine Wood really taken? All very evocative if you ask me ....

http://sdjr.fotopic.net/p35455744.html

Shillingstone?