Axminster and Lyme Regis Light Railway





Locations along the line

These locations are along the line.

The good folk of Axminster were pleased to have 6-coach trains heading to London once an hour. They were less pleased to be unable to travel the other ...
Ken Strachan 15/10/2022
Axminster station from the car park side; with a collection of annexes and outbuildings. The bar on the left looked tempting; but as I had a long way ...
Ken Strachan 15/10/2022
Exterior of Axminster station on 14th June 2014. Just visible on the far left is the new footbridge to the restored up platform. Until 1965, this was ...
David Bosher 14/06/2014
I am becoming seriously concerned about the passenger capacity of rail replacement road vehicles. ...
Ken Strachan 15/10/2022
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I could not see any nail clippings, but this is undoubtedly a manicured trackbed to the south of Combpyne station (see image 83246). This segment ...
Ken Strachan 15/10/2022
A little way south of Combpyne station (see image 83246) and a section of filled in cutting, there is a severe contrast in gradient profile ...
Ken Strachan 15/10/2022
Combpyne was the only intermediate station between Axminster and Lyme Regis. It was an economical structure, not least because the station and station ...
Ken Strachan 15/10/2022
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Although this picture effectively contrasts country scenery with town (the houses on the left), it is deceptive - the edge of the town runs left-right ...
Ken Strachan 15/10/2022
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