Collett Goods 0-6-0 2217 arriving at Wells Tucker Street, 1963
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Collett Goods 0-6-0 2217 arriving at Wells Tucker Street, 1963
Image: © Alan Murray-Rust Taken: Unknown
This was the standard GWR small freight locomotive developed after the grouping, but was often found on branch passenger work as well. The signalman has left his box to accept the single-line token from the crew – note the boardwalk provided for this purpose, including steps inset into the platform face to enable access onto the platform as required. At this point I was waiting for a train to Bristol. The one I had intended to catch had been seriously delayed owing to an engine failure, and when it or its equivalent finally arrived it was seriously behind time. The engine crew however clearly wanted to get home as soon as possible, and the scheduled journey time was cut by over 20 minutes. There was some particularly lively running on the main line between Yatton and Bristol. The station has disappeared without trace, the railway formation having been obliterated by the creation of Strawberry Way https://goo.gl/maps/JsE2N7caq2MKuuK66 , a new relief road for central Wells.
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51.206421
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-2.655408