15. French Exchange visit day out-16 (?).07.78

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After my visit to France with my school at Easter as part of an exchange visit programme, we reciprocated by having my 'pen-pal' to stay with us. During his stay, we went for an afternoon out to the somewhat embryonic East Somerset Railway at Cranmore

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47493, brake-van working, East Somerset Railway, Cranmore
Ex. LMS 0-6-0 46493 leads a short brake-van train near Cranmore on the East Somerset Railway. I am not absolutely sure, but the driver leaning out of the cab of the Fowler 3F looks to be the late David Shepherd. He was one of the founders of the ESR and spent a lot of his time there as well as having his own locomotive 92203 'Black Prince' based there for a while.
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D1010, stored, Foster Yeoman Quarry
When I last visited Foster Yeoman's quarry back in April it was a grey and dismal morning. So, as we were passing on our way home, I persuaded my mum to pull the car over as we passed the Torr Works on the A361. I walked down to the extensive yards to the south of the road and took this picture of D1010 'Western Campaigner' basking in the summer sun. By now, it had been there for over a year and its paintwork is beginning to to look somewhat faded. It was to languish on for a while more before being acquired by the The Diesel & Electric Preservation Group who restored it to its former glory.
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