26th October 2026 West Coast Railway Class 57/0 No.57010 enters Devon at Whiteball on Monday 26th October 2026. No.57010 operated 5Z57 06:32 Carnforth Steamtown - Buckfastleigh (ultimately delivering to Totnes Riverside), delivering a set of Mk1 coaches to the South Devon Railway in preparation for forthcoming festive events. This year, the train was formed of five Mk1 coaches: 4973, 4951, 4960, 5032, 4940. (Photo: Simon Harling)

22nd October 2026 British Rail Large Loco Class 37/4 No. 37424 'Avro Vulcan XH558' (owned and operated by Swietelsky Rail) passes through Taunton light engine on Thursday 22nd October 2026. The loco was operating a light engine test run as 0Z37 12:30 Exeter Riverside - Exeter Riverside via Bristol East Depot. (Photo: Paul Clarke)

20th October 2026 The rare and welcome sight of a GBRf Class 47/7 No. 47749 'City of Truro' in the Taunton area occurred on Tuesday 20th October 2026. No. 47749 'City of Truro' arrived light engine from Wembley Yard to collect failed Class 57/3 No. 57306 'Branchline Society'. The pair are pictured passing Broomhay Crossing, operating 0C58 14:25 Fairwater Yard - Leicester LIP for repair. (Photo: Shaun Mockridge)

17th October 2026 GBRf Class 57/3 locomotives No. 57310 'UK Railtours' and No.57305 pass Cogload Junction in the Autumn sunlight on Saturday 17th October 2026. The pair were operating the final leg of the daily RHTT circuit as 3S13 08:46 Westbury - Fairwater Yard, running around 6 minutes ahead of schedule. (Photo: Lee Robbins)

15th October 2026 The GBRf operated Rail Head Treatment Train passes through the Autumnal scene at Creech St Michael on Thursday 15th October 2026. No. 57306 'Branchline Society' and No.57303 operated 3S13 09:45 Westbury - Fairwater Yard via Salisbury, with the train arriving back into Taunton at its booked time. (Photo: Brian Garrett)

13th October 2026 The early morning stopping service to Severn Beach is pictured in Platform 4 at Taunton on Tuesday 13th October 2026. No.165103 operated empty stock from Exeter to Taunton in time to form the 2K10 06:37 Taunton - Severn Beach stopping service. (Photo: Brian Garrett)

7th October 2026 On a rainy Autumn day, GBRf Class 57 locomotives returned to Taunton on Wednesday, 7th October 2026. No.57305 and No. 57306 'Branchline Society' were operating 3S13 08:46 Westbury - Fairwater Yard via Salisbury with the Network Rail RHTT. (Photo: Paul Clarke)

2nd October 2026 Catching the evening glint at Norton Fitzwarren on the 2nd October 2026. No. 57306 'Branchline Society' and No. 57310 'UK Railtours' exit from Fairwater Yard with the Rail Heat Treatment Train operating as 3S11 18:21 Fairwater Yard - Penzance. The train will run overnight, visiting Penzance and Paignton before returning through Taunton to Salisbury via Westbury and finally arriving back in Taunton the next day around 12:30. (Photo: Adam Hiscock)

1st October 2026 After 23 months of Class 175 deliveries to GWR, the full GWR livery has now been applied to the next pair of Class 175 units delivered to Laira, as captured on Thursday 1st October 2026. No.175110 and No.175103 are pictured passing through the centre road at Taunton operating as 5V84 10:42 Wolverton - Laira. (Photo: Paul Clarke)

27th September 2026 Southern Pacific No. 34028 'Eddystone' is pictured at Taunton on Sunday, 27th September 2026. The Southern locomotive was returning 1Z34 17:04 Par - Bristol Temple Meads 'The Royal Duchy' charter. (Photo: Kian Westlake)

25th September 2026 Running roughly an hour behind schedule, BR 7P No. 71000 'Duke of Gloucester' proceeds slowly from a signal check at Norton Fitzwarren with the returning ‘Cornish Riviera’ charter on Friday 25th September 2026. As with the outbound run, LSL Class 57/3 No.57302 assisted at the rear of the 1Z71 10:30 Penzance to London Paddington via Taunton. On arrival at the latter, Class 50 No. 50050 'Fearless' returned the tour to London Paddington, and No. 71000 'Duke of Gloucester' returned to the West Somerset Railway for stabling. (Photo: S A Ginn)

24th September 2026 Operarted by Hanson and Hall, BR Green Class 33 No.33012 makes a rare appearance at Taunton hauling Railfreight Class 31 No.31210 into Taunton Station on Thursday 24th September 2026. The pair were operating a light engine movement (0V62 08:10 East Grinstead Sidings - Bodmin Siding) where the two locomotives are booked to attend the Bodmin and Wenford Railway Diesel Gala event. (Photo: Paul Clarke)

22nd September 2026 Built in 1954, BR Class 4-6-2 8P No. 71000 'Duke of Gloucester' storms over Whiteball Summit with the Steam Dreams ‘The Cornish Riviera 2026’ mid-week railtour on Tuesday 22nd September 2026. Part of a four-day excursion, this was the initial leg of the itinerary: 1Z71 08:42 London Paddington to Exeter St Davids via Taunton. Duke of Gloucester was added to the train at Taunton, replacing LSL Class 50 No. 50050 'Fearless'. Class 57/3 No.57302 remained attached at the rear. Following a 2-hour break at Exeter, the tour continued westbound as the 1Z72 14:20 departure from Exeter to Penzance. The Duke is scheduled to return from Cornwall on Friday 25th September. (Photo: S A Ginn)

19th September 2026 West Coast Railways Class 47 No.47812 and No.47802 pass through the centre road at speed on Saturday 19th September 2026. The pair were operating the delayed 'The Cornish Branchline' charter 1Z19 06:25 Crewe - Fowey. Having followed No. 60103 'Flying Scotsman' (also operating a charter service 1Z41 10:57 Bristol Temple Meads - Minehead), the Class 47s make up for lost time as they power through Taunton and 40 Steps as Flying Scotsman also departs. (Photo: Jeff Treece)

19th September 2026 The world-famous 'Flying Scotsman' makes a fine sight at Cogload Junction on Saturday 19th September 2026. No. 60103 'Flying Scotsman' operated Fox and Edwards Events charter as 1Z41 10:57 Bristol Temple Meads - Bishops Lydeard. The charter originated from Stourbridge Junction, changing headcode at Bristol. It also ran through to Minehead, where later in the day No.37240 hauled the train back to Norton Fitzwarren to be turned before departing back to Stourbridge. (Photo: Kian Westlake)

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