East Somerset Railway
Dates
| 09/11/1858 | East Somerset Railway Witham to Shepton Mallet opened |
| 05/04/1862 | East Somerset Railway Shepton Mallet to Wells opened |
| / /1874 | East Somerset Railway Converted to standard gauge |
| 01/01/1878 | East Somerset RailwayCheddar Valley and Yatton Railway (Bristol and Exeter Railway)Great Western Railway The Great Western Railway starts to run passenger trains from the Cheddar line through the Somerset and Dorset Railway's Wells station to Witham. |
| 29/10/1951 | East Somerset Railway Cheddar Valley and Yatton Railway (Bristol and Exeter Railway) Wells Tucker Street re-opens on closure of Priory Road |
| 09/09/1963 | East Somerset Railway
Cheddar Valley and Yatton Railway (Bristol and Exeter Railway) Yatton to Witham closed to passengers |
| / /1964 | East Somerset Railway Wells to Cranmore (excluded) closed |
| 19/08/1970 | East Somerset Railway Branch laid from Cranmore West Junction to Foster Yeomans Merehead Quarry |
| /09/1973 | East Somerset Railway Cranmore junction laid out as a triangular junction |
| / /1975 | East Somerset Railway East Somerset Railway centre established by David Shepherd at Cranmore |
| 04/04/1980 | East Somerset Railway Trains start to run from Cranmore West to Merryfield Lane. The original Cranmore station was retained by British Railways for bitumen traffic. |
| / /1985 | East Somerset Railway Cranmore becomes available for preservation when bitumen traffic ceases. The preserved line is extended to Mendip Vale by Shepton Mallet. |
| / /1986 | East Somerset Railway Foster Yeoman become the first private owner of main line diesels, Leaders bought from General Motors. |
Locations along the line
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Peter Todd 07/08/2022
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Peter Todd 29/04/2001
Ken Strachan 05/04/2015
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Peter Todd 30/08/2021
Peter Todd 27/09/1986
Peter Todd 30/08/2021
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