Within the rich and varied tapestry of a century and half or so of steam railway operation, there are a few locations which became iconic in the eyes of those who loved them, generating almost mythical status, thanks to powerful photographs and impressive Stories.
The utterly lovely Somerset & Dorset line, from Bath to Bournemouth was one such railway, with a litany of place names of such Englishness they could have come from the pages of Agatha Christie or Enid Blyton Midsomer Norton, Evercreech Junction, Chilcompton, Midford… and
