Chard Branch (Bristol and Exeter Railway)






Dates

  /  /1863Chard Branch (Bristol and Exeter Railway)
Powers for a line to Chard transferred to the Bristol and Exeter Railway.
11/09/1866Chard Branch (Bristol and Exeter Railway)
Line opened to joint station at Chard on a section of joint line.
19/07/1891Chard Branch (Bristol and Exeter Railway)
Line converted to standard gauge.
03/01/1951Chard Branch (Bristol and Exeter Railway)
Line closed during fuel crisis.
07/05/1951Chard Branch (Bristol and Exeter Railway)
Line re-opened.
06/07/1964Chard Branch (Bristol and Exeter Railway)
Closed.

Locations along the line

These locations are along the line.









Ladies and gentlemen, I present the Carpet Shed - definitely a less embarrassing fate than becoming a dog grooming parlour see image 56377. Notice ...
Ken Strachan 27/08/2016
The station site at Ilminster offers an impressive range of facilities. The bank of brambles out of shot to the right is not unusual; but walkers with ...
Ken Strachan 27/08/2016
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Peasmarsh Somerset. Slightly South of Donyatt see image 56769, the trackbed is covered by the A358; this is where the two rights of way part ...
Ken Strachan 04/03/2017
Sunset against tree trunks, looking North towards Donyatt Halt see image 52165. In steam days, of course, trees would never have grown to this ...
Ken Strachan 27/08/2016
Unfortunately the statue of Doreen and the waiting shelter have been destroyed by vandals see image 52165. Nonetheless, this is still a very ...
Ken Strachan 27/08/2016
Looking over Donyatt Halt, on the Ilminster to Chard section of the Taunton to Chard line, which closed in 1962. The concrete structures on the ...
Mark Bartlett 25/07/2015
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