No service for the farms anymore
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No service for the farms anymore
Image: © Neil Owen Taken: 4 Apr 2021
A cow looks a little unsure. This long, straight track on the farmland is where the old Weston, Clevedon and Portishead railway line used to run. The WC&PR was a small, privately operated line that served just this part of north Somerset from 1897 to 1940. It was a 14 mile line that offered nineteen stations, mainly rural, and much used by farmers. The business was perennially stumped for cash and its engines were an eclectic mix of second-hand units. The line had a particularly rustic appeal but the war signalled its end.
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Image Location
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51.383127
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-2.89733