The Yeovil–Taunton line was a railway line in England, built by the Bristol and Exeter Railway (B&ER) to connect its main line with the market town of Yeovil in Somerset. It opened in 1853 using the broad gauge of 7 ft 1⁄4 in and was the first railway to serve Yeovil. It ran from a junction at Durston although in later years passenger trains on the line ran through to and from Taunton where better main and branch line connections could be made.
Yeovil Town station in 1964
The A3088 road to the Cartgate roundabout, near Yeovil, which was built along the former railway in the late 1980s
The route of the former line now part of a cycle path near the site of Yeovil Hendford
The former Railway Hotel, which stood opposite Martock station
Bristol and Exeter Railway
The Bristol and Exeter Railway (B&ER) was an English railway company formed to connect Bristol and Exeter. It was built on the broad gauge and its engineer was Isambard Kingdom Brunel. It opened in stages between 1841 and 1844. It was allied with the Great Western Railway (GWR), which built its main line between London and Bristol, and in time formed part of a through route between London and Cornwall.
Exeter in 1844. William Spreat's print shows the original Exeter station before the South Devon Railway was opened.
The B&E building at Temple Meads, Bristol
Devil's Bridge, Uphill
Pearson 4-2-4T at Exeter in 1876