18-03-90 47628 passes Taunton on the down main working the Sunday afternoon 1C90 Bristol - Plymouth vans. 47628 was previously painted in GWR 150 Green and named 'Sir Daniel Gooch'. Sadley when it was repainted into Mainline Intercity the nameplates were removed. 47628 was also an authentic Western Reigon Class 47, and was only cut up in March 2006!

09-10-03 56's are were rare in Taunton but one or two did creap down when the points failed at Bridgwater. 09-10-03 and 56103 makes a smoking departure from 40 Steps

73096 15-03-03 and a stunning glint shot from Bathpool looing towards Taunton.

60004 this time 'Pet Tug' is seen passing 40 Steps Taunton with the 6V70 Cliffe Vale - St Blazey

Another Classic and long gone photo Triple Royal Mail 47's on the down 12:50 to Plymouth.

58020 also known as 'Pet Bone' to a certain Kernow Kid is seen on it's last ever working before withdrawl from service

King of sums things up in 2003 47/7's are reduced to stock moves, seen passing 40 steps.

47004 toes a UID Class 37 through 40 Steps

04-02-98 37883 leads 37884 through 40 Steps, Taunton with the 7C28 Exeter Riverside - Merehead stone empties

Triple Tractors at Cogload Jn 37674 leads two others in full sun!

05-03-95 33116 departs Taunton with an 'Ocean Liner Express' railtour working from London Waterloo to Minehead

03-03-95 With a splattering of snow on the ground 43023 leads 43130 into Taunton on a Paddington - Plymouth service

10-04-94 37010 powers up as it leaves Fairwater Yard with a loaded ballast train. Probably heading for Westbury

09-04-94 60033 (Pre British Steel and Corus Livery) works North through Taunton with the 6B22 Heathfeild - Waterston TEA Oil Tanks in tow.

03-04-94 37521 leads the Pathfinder Tour ' The Pixie' South through Taunton passing Staplegrove Road Bridge. The 1Z37 09:10 Bristol - Sandplace visited the Gunnislake Branch, and Moorswater Branch. Saldy 37521 failed at Plymouth after arriving back from Calstock and the Moorswater branch was not complete. 37688 hauled the train back North from Plymouth with 521 Dead in tow. A re-run was organized for the 23rd October 94

November 1993, 56060 pilots a UID Class 37 (Possibly 263 or 254?) on the 6B19 Exeter City Basin - Cardiff Tidal scrap

31-05-93 56076 works through Taunton with the 6B19 Exeter City Basin - Cardiff Tidal scrap train

02-05-93 37010 passes Norton Fitwarren with a ballast train/ engineers from Meldon Quarry. This image was taken from the old footbridge which doesn't exist any more

17-03-91 D1010 'Western Campainger' pulls away from Crowcombe Heathfield on the West Somerset Railway (but running as D1035 'Western Yeoman') during a WSR Diesel Weekend

26-02-91 Newly registered 60008 arrives into Taunton on test with a rake of Yeoman PGA hoppers bound for Fairwater Yard. The loco later ended up in Platform 1 (See the Platform 1 Gallery)

26-02-91 This very rare image could have been taken in Scotland, but it's actually Taunton East. On the 26th Feb 1991 a Scotrail liveried Intercity Class 47 (47492) is seen exceptionally off teritory, towing Railfreight Petroleum 37359 South through Taunton on thedown mainline. At the time of this image 47492 was named 'The Enterprising Scot'.

11-02-91 08849 is seen shunting a selection of wagons into Fairwater Yard passing under 40 Steps

14-02-91 47481 exits Fairwater Yard with the 14:00 Fairwater - Bescot 'Speedlink' service while a UID Class 47 heads North on a Cross Country Plymuth - Manchester service (13:56 Ex Taunton) (Photo: Jeff Treece)

11-02-91 47813 in Intercity colours arrives from Bridgwater into Fairwater Yard with a selection of wagons. After shunting the loco formed the 14:00 Taunton - Bescot 'Speedlink' service at 14:25.

02-06-90 50024 'Vanguard' passes Cogload Jn with a Summer Saturday holiday train from London Paddington

14-04-90 50015 arrives into Fairwater Yard with rake of ballast box wagons in tow. Note the loco is fitted with snow ploughs at the time.

18-03-90 50033 pulls away from a crew change at Taunton working a Paddington - Plymouth Sunday afternoon ECS

50008 at the bottom end of Fairwater Yard shunting wagons in the days Fairwater was acutally used to shunt wagons and not just store them!

Another classic 50 shot 'Taunton by night' The bashers have been confirmed as:Les Cork(left), Andy Rowlands(middle), Jan Howlett(right). Many thanks to Andy Rowlands

50019 is seen passing Taunton with a single coach in tow and some cranks on board?

12-08-89 50004 50040 50037 are seen at the South end of Fairwater Yard. The locos were working a Bristol Bath Road - Laira light engine move, and were pulled over in Fairwater Yard to let 31434 and 31466 pass by with the Manchester - Paignton service.

April 1989 50016 in April 1989 with some amazingly old looking vans waiting departure from Fairwater Yard

50008 passes 40 Steps from Fairwater Yard in April 1989. with a section of concrete manufactured at the Taunton Concrete Plant loacted to the East of Taunton Station

31-03-89 50020 works North at Cogload Jn with a ballast from Meldon heading for Westbury. Note also the lack of lineside vegitation!!

50047 and a Class 31 posing at Taunton on a dull winters night

A Class 33 on the Bristol - Taunton stopper. Typical BR scene 'Driver with Cloth cap'!

A BR Blue Class 37 on the Exmouth Jn Coal (Possibly 37131) at Norton Fitzwarren

50032 here is seen on an engineers exiting Fairwater Yard in it's Netwrok Southeast livery

03-03-88 33027 using what used to be the Taunton 'Avoider' now acting as a head shunt for Fairwater Yard

05-03-88 50024 with a pruple sunset to compliment another Taunton - Bristol stopping train on 05-03-88

17-02-88 37055 A Typical 'Taunton' scene...Tractors and Cider!

13-02-88 50010 working another famous 'Taunton Stopper' tern, this time on 13-02-88

47665 on 02-05-87 working a 12:55 Exeter - Newcastle arriving at Taunton

Wrong kind of Snow? Infact this wasn't snow it was pack ice, so thick they required mallets at Laira to get it off.

Another Class 45 posing in the light at Taunton, before the orange glow of new station lighting!

A Class 45 passes 40 Steps Taunton on a north bound parcels.

An old time classic of a Class 45 on shed at Taunton (When we still had a shed!)

GWR 150 and 5051 leads 7029 way from Taunton passing Obridge. 01-09-85