Well done to everyone who guessed last week’s Mystery Photo. All of the answers that were submitted were correct - perhaps we were too easy on you. The photograph was taken at the former Great Western Railway Camerton Station.
Well done to the following readers who guessed Camerton correctly:
Simon Chard, Colin Button, John Hitchings, Julie Robson, Roy Barnes and Val Rogers.
Congratulations to Richard Edwards who said: “This week’s photograph is of Camerton Station on the GWR Hallatrow to Limpley Stoke line (the Camerton Branch), taken in the early years of the 20th Century. An Auto Train is at the platform, and Camerton Old Pit is in the background.”
Well done to Jeff Parsons, who echoed Richard’s musings: “This week's picture is at Camerton station on the Hallatrow to Limpley Stoke line. One of the first "motor trains", around 1910. The pit head gear of the old Camerton Pit can be seen in the background.”
Camerton Railway Station served the village from 1882 to 1951. The line was primarily constructed to transport coal from the Somerset coalfields to markets, but it also provided passenger services. It had a single platform for passengers and also had a loop line so that two trains could pass. The station was opened on March 1, 1882 by the Great Western Railway.
Passenger services at Camerton Station, like many rural stations in England, began to decline in the early 20th century as road transport became more prevalent. The station's passenger service was discontinued in 1925, reflecting the decreased demand.
Camerton Station had its claim to fame in the 1951 film "The Titfield Thunderbolt," a comedy about a group of villagers attempting to run their own railway service after the closure of their local branch line.
Our thanks again go to Radstock Museum for our current supply of Mystery Photographs. Do you know where this weeks’ picture was taken? Submit your answers by 4pm on Friday by calling 01761 258030 or by emailing [email protected].