Hendford Station & Halt, Yeovil, Somerset
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- čas přidán 13. 10. 2023
- Hendford Station was the first to be built in Yeovil, Somerset. It was opened, when the line from Durston to Yeovil was opened in Oct 1853. It was only used as a passenger station for less than 4 years (when Yeovil Town opened) and was converted to a goods yard.
With growth in the town, Hendford Halt was opened in 1932, just west of where the original station was. Both sadly are now closed, but this video looks at the stations and what little remains today.
Thank you to the South Somerset Heritage Collection for their help. And to everyone who helped me out.
This is the first video I have made fully on my own, without my dad's help. If I have made any mistakes, please correct me. I have done the best I can with the information, but we all make mistakes.
I am on the look out for more information about the stations on the Durston to Yeovil Railway, please feel free to reach out to me if you have anything.
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I grew up in Yeovil in the 1960s and spent many happy hours at Hendford Halt watching the single line token being exchanged with the signalman
That was an excellent video. Well produced, great use of overlays, and lots of historic facts. Well done!
The vast majority of people in Martock, Montecute work in Yeovil or Taunton this line would now be a big money maker. Remember walking along the old track bed from Martock to Hendford as a teenager. Wish I’d dug out that old rail sign at Fold Hill Lane bridge it would be worth a few Bob now.
Fantastic brought back many happy memories of my youth.
Lovely video, very interesting
Brilliant film, thankyou ❤
Wow. That photo of 4103 at Pen Mill on the last day reveals me having just chalked "GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN" on the tanks. (6:45) As reported by the Somerset County Gazette "Railway employee Nicholas Hales chalks a farewell message on the side of 4103 i the hands of driver Dominay of Taunton shed" A memory that will live with me for ever.
Try contacting Leonardo Helicopters, as the reprographic department used to have some quite old aerial pictures of the area. Thanks for the video.
I have been in touch with them as they let me do some filming over Yeovil. I will ask about historical photos.
The Taunton to Yeopvil line wasn't closed, it was murdered. Scores of people used it to get to Westlands each day, a GWR 'B' set (I think) would disgorge passengers at Hendford. So what did 'they' do? Altered the times so an early train had to wait once it reached Langport, for no proper reason. Look at the timetables of old for proof. Instantly hundreds of people had to find a different way to get to work from that direction. A friend of my wife related the story - she lived in Martock so that was her way of getting to work at Westlands. No more proof is needed. With swine like Marples in charge, what would we expect? Nothing less, obviously...
Afraid this happened many time.Passenger surveys made during school holidays etc.
Interesting.I have often being to Yeovil,and a friend's property is by the line near Yeovil Junction.
excellent
Remember.....Beeching closed railways because folks were moving towards car ownership as incomes rose due to the economy improvement after WW2.
I see what Beaching was trying to do, and have some sympathy for him, but what he did to smaller rural communities was devastating for many people. People who couldn't afford a car at the time.
Forgive me please I didn't realise that was the case on those closures@@AarchiveRailways
Beaching didn't close anything. Nobody ever mentions Ernest Maples.