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Dist:0.1km<br/>View eastward, towards Bath; S&D Bath - Templecombe - Bournemouth line (closed 7/3/66). This was a relatively level stretch of this mountainous line, along the Welland valley before the real climbing began at Radstock. The train is the 16.35 Bath (Green Park) to Templecombe, BR Standard 4MT 4-6-0 No. 75071 returning from Bath after working the train in my [[2118341]].
©Ben Brooksbank
Dist:0.1km<br/>West of Stony Littleton near South View Farm.
©Maurice Pullin
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©Maurice Pullin
Dist:0.2km<br/>A view looking to the northeast from Faulkland Lane towards the smallholding of Warren View.
©Phil Williams
Dist:0.3km<br/>A narrow byway drops from the western end of Wellow village down to Faulkland Lane. We can see the lane as it passes this delightful cottage near the junction. Stony Littleton is along Faulkland Lane to our left.
©Maurice Pullin
Dist:0.4km<br/>A WW2 Roadside Pill Box, near Wellow Brook, Stony Littleton, Bath, UK
©D M Wilmot
Dist:0.4km<br/>According to OS Explorer 142 the location marked "Stony Littleton" on the map below is Stony Littleton Farm. Stony Littleton is at the top of the hill facing near the disused railway.
©Maurice Pullin
Dist:0.5km<br/>These WW2 tank traps are located by the "Weak Bridge" which takes the lane from Foxcote over Wellow Brook and up to Single Hill, near Shoscombe
©Nigel Shoosmith
Dist:0.6km<br/>Looking toward Single Hill at the east end of Shoscombe.
©Maurice Pullin
Dist:0.6km<br/>Surviving bridge abutment from the Somerset & Dorset Railway at Single Hill, near Shoscombe.
©Nigel Shoosmith
Dist:0.6km<br/>View NE, towards Bath on the Somerset & Dorset line to Bournemouth. The 10.20 Liverpool (Lime St.) to Bournemouth West is following 25 minutes behind the main train, headed by LMS Fowler 7F 2-8-0 No. 53807 piloting SR Bulleid Light Pacific No. 34040 'Crewkerne' (built 9/46 as 21C140, rebuilt 10/60, withdrawn 7/67).
©Ben Brooksbank
Dist:0.6km<br/>View NE, towards Bath (Green Park); ex-Somerset & Dorset (Midland & London & South Western) Bath - Templecombe - Bournemouth line. On a Summer Saturday and this was the Manchester (dep. London Road 10.25) portion of the Pines Express: the SR Light Pacific No. 34041 'Wilton' is piloted by LMS 4F 0-6-0 No. 44424.
©Ben Brooksbank
Dist:0.6km<br/>Tracks removed, one platform dismantled, but one nameplace sign still in place!!
©Tudor Williams
Dist:0.7km<br/>This is from the bridge just down from Stoney Littleton Long Barrow.
©Michael Murray
Dist:0.8km<br/>The buildings at the top of the hill are at Stony Littleton Farm. The lane comes down from Wellow behind the camera position to the north.
©Maurice Pullin

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