The Cotswold Rail Gallery

Images taken of Cotswold Rail services operating Trains in the Taunton area.

23rd June 2007 Cotswold Rail Class 47 No.47828 passes Creech St Michael in 'top and tail' formation with No. 47810 'Crewe Diesel Depot' on the 23rd June 2007. The pair were operating a Heartland Rail 'Blue Pullman' the 1Z41 05:55 Ashford International - Kingswear, with Cotswold Rail providing the traction for the tour. (Photo: Brian Garrett)

19th August 2006 Cotswold Rail Class 47 locomotives No.47828 and No.47813 pass Creech St Michael on Saturday 19th August 2025. The pair were operating Heartland Rail charter 1Z64 05:47 Wolverhampton - Penzance. (Photo: Brian Garrett)

15th April 2006 Heartland Rail operated a 'Penzance' charter using the Cotswold Rail HST set on the 15th April 2004. Silver Cotswold-liveried powercar No.43070 and Hornby powercar No.43087 race south at Banklands while operating 1Z27 08:00 Gloucester - Penzance. (Photo: Brian Garrett)

15th April 2006 Heartland Rail operated a 'Penzance' charter using the Cotswold Rail HST set on the 15th April 2004. Silver Cotswold-liveried powercar No.43070 and Hornby powercar No.43087 race south at Banklands while operating 1Z27 08:00 Gloucester - Penzance. (Photo: Brian Garrett)

1st October 2005 Heartland Rail charter the 'Eden Project and Penzance Excursion' powers through Taunton on the 1st October 2005. No.47316 in Cotswold Rail livery and No.47714 in Anglia livery are pictured operating 1Z62 06:00 Codsall -Penzance. (Photo: Brian Garrett)

24th September 2005 Cotswold Rail Class 47 No.47813 is pictured alongside another former mainline companion at Minehead on the 24th September 2005. No.47813 and No.47316 operated in top and tail mode for the return 1Z47 16:50 Minehead - Wolverhampton. (Photo: Brian Garrett)

24th September 2005 Having arrived at Minehead on the 24th September 2005, Cotswold Rail Class 47 locomotives No.47813 and No.47316 start to change ends. No.47316 had failed at Bristol earlier in the trip and to be switch formation at Bristol. The Heartland Rail charter 1Z46 06:15 Wolverhampton - Minehead operated through to Minehead. (Photo: Brian Garrett)

24th September 2005 Cotswold Rail Class 47 No.47813 and No.47813 pass Doniford in top and tail formation on the 24th September 2005 operating Heartland Rail charter the 'West Somerset Excursion' 1Z47 16:50 Minehead - Wolverhampton. No.47813 had failed on the southbound trip in the morning at Bristol and was left on the rear of the set for the return trip to Wolverhampton. (Photo: Brian Garrett)

24th September 2005 Cotswold Rail Class 47 No.47813 is pictured at Minehead on the 24th September 2005. The loco had run around Heartland Rail charter the 'West Somerset Excursion' and is seen ready to shunt stock ready to from 1Z47 16:50 Minehead - Wolverhampton. No.47316 remained on the rear of the train having failed at Bristol on the southbound trip. (Photo: Brian Garrett)

24th September 2005 Cotswold Rail locomotives No.47813 and No.47316 pass through Leigh Woods while travelling along the West Somerset Railway. The Heartland Rail 'West Somerset Excursion' operated as 1Z46 06:15 Wolverhampton - Minehead charter used a former Virgin West Coast Mk2 coaching stock rake. (Photo: Brian Garrett)

24th September 2005 WSR Volunteer Richard Jones prepares to exchange the token at Blue Anchor on the 214th September 2005. No.47813 and No.47316 from Cotswold Rail operated Heartland Rail charter 1Z46 06:15 Wolverhampton - Minehead. (Photo: Brian Garrett)

24th September 2005 Heartland Rail charter hauled by Cotswold Rail Class 47 locomotives No.47813 and No.47316 passes Creech St Michael on the 24th September 2005. The 1Z46 06:15 Wolverhampton - Minehead operated along the full length of the West Somerset Railway to Minehead. (Photo: Brian Garrett)

14th May 2005 Cotswold Rail liveried Class 46No.47316 leads Anglia liveried Class 47 No.47714 north through Cogload Junction returning a Heartland Rail charter to Crewe. The 1Z72 17:15 Kingswear - Crewe storms through Cogload Junction on Saturday 14th May 2005. (Photo: Brian Garrett)

14th May 2005 Heatland Rail operated the Dawlish, Torquay, Paignton & Kingswear excursion from Crewe on Saturday 15th May 2005. Cotswold Rail Class 47s No.47316 and No.47714 double head the 1Z71 06:58 Crewe - Kingswear through Creech St Michael on route south to the Devon Riviera. (Photo: Brian Garrett)

14th August 2004 Pathfinder Tours operated 'The Eden Belle' on the 14th August 2004 using a pair of Cotswold Rail Class 47s. No.47316 and No.47200 pass Allerford near Victory Crossing operating the 1Z77 05:26 Chester - Penzance charter into Cornwall. (Photo: Brian Garrett)

14th August 2004 Cotswold Rail Class 47s No.47200 and No.47316 pass Cogload Junction on the 14th August 2004 operating 1Z28 16:10 Penzance - Chester charter for Pathfinder Tours. (Photo: Brian Garrett)

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