Steam at Yeovil Junction & around the South - 1960s 

A piece of trivia. My dad back in the thirties himself a Yeovilian, train enthusiast, and keen cyclist would cycle with his mates to Sherborne, and whilst waiting for a train would help push any cars up the hill from the station for a few pence, extra pocket money. One of your commenters Derek Phillips has written absolutely brilliant books about Yeovil Town (72C) and surrounding lines. I have three of them and today to find one is like gold dust but if you do I highly recommend them as Derek was a cleaner/fireman driver at Yeovil shed.

I was a fireman at Yeovil Town locomotive shed thank you for sharing the film of Yeovil Junction which brings back many memories.

I spent the best part of 20 years driving 159s through Yeovil. I would have loved to see it as it was and the whole line of course.

Great find showing days gone by

Massive thank you for uploading this. My Dad worked the line through Yeovil Town station (Southern Railway as a fireman on various engines) which I think went as far East as Ashford, Middlesex? Dad sadly passed away this past Monday but his love of steam was with him to the end. I would love to find some more info about Yeovil Town Station. There are a few photos online of YTS in 1958-62 when he worked there but sadly no cinefilm or video footage that I can find.

Bloody wonderful! Thanks for uploading

Great colour footage. Thank you and in particular to the person who passed this to you

Some very interesting footage though the quality could have been improved with some grading . At around 2.15 there is footage at Weymouth showing A4 Sir Nigel Gresley on a special later shown tackling the Bincombe incline .

Lovely bits of old film but please edit out 4498 and 4472. The novelty of seeing pre. BR liveries has long gone for most people.

Hardly any of this is relevant to Yeovil Junction, you must know tis surely!