Cranmore 150/Merehead Quarry gala weekend

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21st June 2008

Despite the best attention of the weather a good time was had at the Foster Yeoman Merehead quarry site in Somerset. The aggregate industries site was opened to help the local East Somerset railway celebrate its 150th anniversary. Attractions included most of the local class 59 fleet,supplemented by many visiting diesel and steam locomotives. There was also Steam freight demonstrations and cab rides, vintage vehicles, quarry tours, model railways and family attractions.
On the way back the Paignton Pudden railtour was seen at Bristol, Birmingham and Crewe

43098 arrives at Bristol Temple Meads with the 09:30 service from London Paddington 1024x681 Buy Print	158957 in First "Local lines" livery arrives at Westbury with 10:22 Portsmouth Harbour - Cardiff Central 1024x681 Buy Print	150238 in former Wales and West advertisement livery calls at Westbury with 10:42 Gloucester - Weymouth 1024x681 Buy Print	59001 Yeoman Endeavour at one end of the 1Z14 13:08 Westbury - Cranmore shuttle 1280x852 Buy Print
View of 59001 on the rear of the Westbury - Cranmore shuttle on the Witham east Somerset junction - Mereehad junction freight only line 1024x681 Buy Print	Foster Yeoman 08032 - surely one of the oldest 08s still in use 1024x681 Buy Print	American S160 and 9F 92203 Black Prince make an impressive sight 708x564 Buy Print	American switcher No44 which due to its size never leaves the Merehead site 1280x689 Buy Print
37/9s 37901 and 37906 on displat at Merehead 1280x852 Buy Print	Former Carlisle based 08826 withdrawn 1024x681 Buy Print	Impressive motive power line up including freshly named and painted 60040 in its DB red "The Territorial Army Centenary" 1024x681 Buy Print	First GBrF 66731,GBrf 73209 "Alison" and Freighliners 66623 in aggregates livery 1024x681 Buy Print