THEN AND NOW - TAUNTON STATION
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| 20094 and 20124 arrive at Taunton on 31st August 1986 with the 'Chopper Topper' Railtour. Taken from the North end of Platform 2 at Taunton (Photo: John Mills) | 43014 and 43062 arrive at Taunton on 20th September 2003 with the 1C00 12:30 Swindon - Taunton, Network Rail 'NMT'. Taken from the North end of Plat 2 at Taunton (Photo: Brian Garrett) |
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| 47109 is seen on the Ince 'Fertilizer' train on 12th November 1979. Taken from the North end of Platform 5 at Taunton looking towards Bristol (Photo: Chris Perkins) | 66110 is pictured on the huge auto ballasting train on 28th November 2002 working from Exeter Riverside - Bridgwater. Taken from the North end of Plat 5 at Taunton (Photo: Brian Garrett) |
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| 47109 is seen on the Ince 'Fertilizer' train on 12th November 1979. Taken from the North end of Platform 5 at Taunton, note the CMU in the Bay Platform (Photo: Chris Perkins) | 66616 is seen working the 6M37 Moorswater - Earles empty cement tanks up through Taunton station on the 13th May 2004. Taken from the North end of Plat 5 at Taunton as the train returns to Earles Sidings in Derbyshire (Photo: Brian Garrett) |
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| D1047 is seen arriving at Taunton on the 9th August 1975 . Taken from the North end of Platform 2 at Taunton (Photo: Chris Perkins) | 37425 'Pride of the Valleys is seen passing through Taunton on the 11th May 2006 working the 6Z11 Cardiff Tidal - Exeter Riverside trip working. (Photo: Jeff Treece) |
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| 31110 is seen parked on the Taunton avoider behind the parking area for the Royal Mail in the 1980's. Photo taken on the North end of Platform 2 (Photo:Dave Jones) | The view in November 2003 couldn't be more different. The car park and buildings still exist but the railway has long since disappeared. Photo taken from the North end of Platform 2 (Photo: Brian Garrett) |
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| D804 is seen at Taunton in 1963 on a North bound passenger service. (Photo: Nick Kyberd) | The same view taken in 2005. 43138 and 43141 are seen at Taunton with one train heading East to London and another heading West to Plymouth (Photo: Brian Garrett) |
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| 28th October (1969?) D820 'Grenville' calls at Taunton while working the 1A59 Paignton - Paddington service, the loco at this time was painted in BR Blue. (Photo: Roger Geach) | 2nd July 2005 A GNER HST on hire to Virgin Trains calls at Taunton working the 1E33 Paignton - Newcastle. Both powercars 43116 and 43120 at the time carried the London 2012 'Back the Bid' slogan (Photo: Brian Garrett) |
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| 33005 is seen paused in the snow at Taunton on the 15th January 1987. Photo taken from South end of Platform 2 looking towards Exeter. (Photo: Darren Harris) | Oh how times do change, taken on the 27th January 2004, 33202 is captured in exactly the same position as 33005 some 17 years after the first photo was taken! (Photo: Steve Thompson) |
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| 50045 is see paused at the South end of Taunton Station on the 22nd June 1979. Photo taken from South end of Platform 2 looking towards Exeter (Photo: Steve Awford) | 37029 is seen at Taunton on the 23rd June 2006 while working driver training runs for Direct Rail Services. Photo taken from South end of Platform 2 (Photo: Mike Rowland) |
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| D1071 is seen stabled in sidings situated behind Platform 1 at Taunton with a unidentified Class 31 in 1976. The Western had failed while working a South bound service from London Paddington. (Photo: Brian Aston) | In 2005, the sidings where D1071 was parked in 1976 are now overgrown and access to the rear lines is impossible. 20313 is seen parked in Platform 1 with the shed and undergrowth in the background (Photo: Brian Garrett) |
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| A Class 45 is seen parked in Platform 6 at Taunton in the 1970's 80's at Taunton ready to depart North with a possible stopping service to Bristol TM. (Photo: Colin J Marsden) | 158861 'Spirit of the South West' is seen departing from Taunton station having just been named in Platform 6 on the 15th October 2005. (Photo: Brian Garrett) |
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| A Grubby 50046 (Which later became 'AJAX') is seen storming through Taunton's centre road with a South bound passenger service from London Paddington to Plymouth on the 13th June 1979. (Photo: Steve Awford) | 43004 the latest HST to be fitted with the new MTU power unit is seen at Taunton on 28th June 2005 having arrived from London Paddington. (Photo: Jeff Treece) |
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| 25254+25250 are seen on the 23rd July 1977 working then 1V83 12:20 Birmingham New Street - Newquay departing Taunton (Photo: Steven Awford) | 47810 is seen departing Taunton around 1998 on a Virgin Trains service to Plymouth (Photo: Dave Jones) |
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| The 15th May 1976 see's D1054 working the 1B65 and 46039 working the 1V86 stood side by side at the South end of Taunton Station (Photo: Steve Awford) | 2nd November 1996 has 47845 stood on the through road at Taunton coupled to 47775 (Out of sight and failed) while an Intercity liveried HST departs South to Plymouth from Platform 2 (Photo: Dave Jones) |
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| 26th March 1976 and D1065 departs Taunton heading South towards Plymouth catching the glint as it departs for Plymouth. (Photo: Steve Awford) | 25th March 2005, 29 years after the original shot was taken, this equivalent was shot by Mike Rowland of the 6V62 Fawley - Tavistock Jn fuel tanks departing Taunton. (Photo: Mike Rowland) |
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| 13th Ocotber 1976, D1041 'Western Prince' departs Taunton with the 10:40 Paddington - Plymouth service having just made at stop at Taunton. (Photo: Colin J Marsden) | 33 years and 1 day after the image on the left, D1015 departs Taunton on the 14th Ocotber 2009 with the 6Z52 Quidhampton - Tavistock Jn. D1015 had been hired by Colas Rail to move a rake of wagons for store at Burngullow. After dropping off a member of crew, D1015 catches the evening glint as it heads South to Tavistock Jn (Photo: Camron Walker, Edited by Sam Felce) |
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| In 1965 No1028 'County of Warwick' is seen paused at Taunton station ready to head South. Another loco can be seen on Taunton Shed behind. (Photo: Nick Hyberd) | 17th August 2003 and almost the same scene is recreated at Taunton with 5051 'Earl Bathurst' working 'The Torbay Express' during a booked stop at Taunton. (Photo: Brian Garrett) |
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| The view of the Freight Concentration Tower taken in the late 1980's at Firepool Lock from the Market Carpark, still complete with Taunton East Yard in view. (Photo: Dave Jones) | The view of the same building in 2003, taken from the same spot. (Photo: Brian Garrett) |