…and finally
Unusual scenes captured by the lens of Chris Nevard
Deep in the wilds of the West Country, the locals have come out to witness the newly introduced motive power for the two-coach local train service. The locomotive is a special7 /8th size version of the American ‘Big Boy’, specially designed to cope with the British loading gauge. Sadly, schemes such as this caused the closure of many branch lines earlier than predicted. And while they did indeed raise public interest, they were extremely expensive to operate.