22nd July 2023 LMS Jubilee No. 45596 'Bahamas' arrives into Taunton Station on the 22nd July 2023 operating The Railway Touring Company charter 'The West Somerset Railway Express'. The locomotive was returning the 1Z53 16:42 Bishops Lydeard - London Paddington charter having visited the West Somerset Railway. The view from the centre platform at Taunton has recently been cleared of vegetation by Network Rail providing a much better view of approaching trains. (Photo: Brian Garrett)

22nd July 2023 LMS Jubilee No. 45596 'Bahamas' prepares to depart from Taunton Station after a brief stop on the 22nd July 2023 operating The Railway Touring Company charter 'The West Somerset Railway Express'. The locomotive was returning the 1Z53 16:42 Bishops Lydeard - London Paddington charter having visited the West Somerset Railway. (Photo: Brian Garrett)