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Posted: **Thu Jan 06, 2011 2:16 am**

2nd Jan was 40th Anniversary of BR closing the Minehead Branch.

D7047 did the final honours back in '71, so we thought we'd celebrate by re-numbering our very own D7017 to D7047 and re-creating the clearance train.

FGW also kindly lent us a 150, which after a slight detour via Wellington emergency crossover - owing to a points failure at Norton Fitzwarren - delivered a full complement of 110 passengers to Minehead.

http://www.depg.org/jan11/2nd/2nd.html

Enjoy!

Posted: **Thu Jan 13, 2011 9:43 pm**

If anyone is interested, here are my photos taken on that final day.
http://andy-kirkham.fotopic.net/p56870164.html
http://andy-kirkham.fotopic.net/p59868825.html
http://andy-kirkham.fotopic.net/p56870163.html
http://andy-kirkham.fotopic.net/p56870167.html
http://andy-kirkham.fotopic.net/p57897700.html

It will be painfully obvious that they are the product of an Instamatic.

Posted: **Fri Jan 14, 2011 2:12 pm**

Andy they are lovely photos of what I love to remember hope you have some more bto cheer me up lol. colin

Posted: **Sat Jan 15, 2011 1:27 am**

Great pictures Andy!

I wonder if you remember what the coaches are here http://andy-kirkham.fotopic.net/p59868825.html There is something on the side of them, I'm guessing it says camping coach? I've often wondered what the facilities were like on a camping coach, I don't suppose the sleep would have been that great if they were that close to a running line!

Mark.

Posted: **Sat Jan 15, 2011 11:54 pm**

Camping coaches at Blue Anchor!

Posted: **Sun Jan 16, 2011 10:52 pm**

tivvybumper wrote:Camping coaches at Blue Anchor!

Many thanks!

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