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West Somerset Railway 1940's Weekend.

15th and 16th September 2018

Saturday 15th.

A Spitfire at Bishops Lydeard.

Military vehicles at Bishops Lydeard.

6960 Raveningham Hall at Bishops Lydeard.

The Home Guard waiting for the arrival of a VIP at Washford.

General De Gaulle and Winston Churchill inspect the troops at Washford.

USATC class S160 no.6046 approaching Washford with the military train.

WVS tent at Washford.

Military vehicles at Minehead.

A useful lecture: How to defuse an unexploded bomb.

53808 departing from Minehead.

6046 arriving at Minehead with the military train.

The visit of His Majesty The King to Minehead.

6046 in Minehead loco yard.

Some of the wagons and their loads in the military train.

6960 Raveningham Hall arriving at Minehead several minutes late due to an air raid at Watchet.
(Well, that's the reason the station announcer gave for the late arrival.)

Sunday 16th.

Spitfire at Bishops Lydeard.

Hurricane being transported at Bishops Lydeard.

Posters at Bishops Lydeard.

6960 Raveningham Hall at Bishops Lydeard.

6960 Raveningham Hall waiting to depart from Bishops Lydeard.

6046 departing from Watchet with the military train.

Vintage vehicles at Watchet.

6960 Raveningham Hall arriving at Watchet.

A policeman and RAF sargent at Washford.

6960 Raveningham Hall at Williton.

His Majesty The King arriving at Stogumber.

His Majesty The King delivering his speech at Stogumber.

His Majesty and police escort at Stogumber.

6046 approaching Stogumber with the military train.

The Womens' Land Army, Timber Corps, at Stogumber.

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Photographs © Peter Boulter 2018