Chris Dark Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 Hi all, I am hoping somebody can point me into the right direction when it comes to timetables/train movements. I was reading an incident report from Clutton station which was dated 1911. Together with the loco involved in the incident. The report also mentioned a Radstock to Bristol train which was in the sidings waiting to continue it's journey. Is there any websites people know of which detailed these kind of movements rather than simply the passenger timetable. Any help would be much appreciated. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torr Giffard LSWR 1951-71 Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 Hi Chris, http://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/SearchResults?sts=t&tn=Through+Countryside+and+Coalfield Through Countryside & Coalfield by Mike Vincent will inform you about the area around Clutton...an excellent read. Dave Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Dark Posted November 19, 2014 Author Share Posted November 19, 2014 Thanks for that Dave, do you know whether that book tells you exact workings on the line or just an overview of the type of goods the line carried. I am a local so am fairly up on the local goods but interested in the particular movements of the trains. droping off X, Y and Z at station A for example. Regards Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torr Giffard LSWR 1951-71 Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 Hi Chris, The book is extensively researched and rich in detail inc. pictures & rail traffics in the area, along with dates etc. If I was looking to model the subject then this would be my starting point. Dave Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Martin Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 It sounds like you want the working timetable. This shows all the regularly-timetabled trains on a route. You can usually find quite a few - mostly BR from the 70s and 80s - on A Well-Known Auction Site. For more exotic stuff try line societies (I've got an extract from a Great Central WTT that I got from the GCRS), the NRM library or the National Archive at Kew. There were always special workings not included in the WTT: companies issued special notices detailing how they were to be worked. Also BR, at least, issued separate timetables for passenger and freight trains and trip workings were shown in a book of their own. For most purposes, though, I'd start with the WTT. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim V Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Since you specifically mention Clutton, you could try http://www.michaelclemensrailways.co.uk/?tok=34 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Dark Posted November 26, 2014 Author Share Posted November 26, 2014 Thank you all for the ideas and links, I will have a look into them all, I have ordered the book so looking forward to that arriving. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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