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Thursday, April 22, 2021

I was pleased to receive the details of a report on the old Somerset Railway Line long since abandoned in the name of progress! Commentary was by John Betjeman. In view of all the attention now being given to loss of bidiversity and degredation of wildlife it is very interesting to see the pictures from Somerst as it was 60 years ago and the evidence of changes since then . Even then John Betjeman was drawing attention to the changes taking place. Please view the vidio film from long ago!! See the link to view this documentary? David, I came across this old BBC film by John Betjeman about a Somerset steam railway which might possibly be of interest. It was probably made around the mid-1950s and you might recognise some of the places featured. It’s also a chance to wallow in nostalgia! https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b03495yn/lets-imagine-a-branch-line-railway-with-john-betjeman Regards

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