D1010 Western Campaigner shunts the small yard at Catcott Burtle in September 1971. By this stage the only section of this former SDJR branch still open was from Highbridge to Glastonbury to serve the Clark's Shoe factory and yearly music revellers to the rock festival.

D1010 Western Campaigner shunts the small yard at Catcott Burtle in September 1971. By this stage the only section of this former SDJR branch still open was from Highbridge to Glastonbury to serve the Clark's Shoe factory and yearly music revellers to the rock festival.

Recently I inherited a dozen or so mineral wagons made up from 1960's vintage Airfix kits. Whilst they were very well made, the builder never painted them but did add the transfers. In an attempt to bring them up to modern expectations but without the additional work of stripping all the transfers off I decided to weather them as I do my buildings. When performing this, I drybrush on various greys, rust reds and then dust on grey primer and matt black from Halfords aerosols. An effective and quick fix - just another 10 or so to do!

Radstock's 'Pug' No 51202 made a very unusual appearance shunting the sidings at Catcott Burtle one bright Tuesday in September 1952.

Radstock's 'Pug' No 51202 made a very unusual appearance shunting the sidings at Catcott Burtle one bright Tuesday in September 1952. Wait a sec, is that Driver Bearton on the footplate?

A detailed, repainted and weathered Hornby L&Y 0-4-0 'Pug'. 51202 was based at Radstock from the 1930's through to the early 1950's. The motor protrudes into the cab, so to disguise this, a cloth screen from painted tissue has been added. Screens like this were an occasional feature on the real thing.

A detailed, repainted and weathered Hornby L&Y 0-4-0 'Pug'. 51202 was based at Radstock from the 1930's through to the early 1950's. The motor protrudes into the cab, so to disguise this, a cloth screen from painted tissue has been added. Screens like this were an occasional feature on the real thing.

Templecombe's 44417 blasts past the concrete platform at Catcott Crossing with a short Highbridge bound goods in early September 1961.

An elevated view of Catcott Crossing seen from the cab of a lorry. The sunflowers are courtesy of Bob Vaughan, builder of the highly celebrated 'Gas Lane'. Nothing in this shot has been added by computer, the sky taken near the actual location is part of a 7ft long panoramic photograph bonded onto the marine ply backdrop. Shameless plug - my book describes how to do such a backdrop.

Templecombe's Midland 4F No. 44417 is captured here trundling through Catcott Burtle with what I imagine is an Evercreech Junction to Highbridge goods. The slide mount on the colour transparency would suggest that the Kodachrome II slide was captured in the late summer of 1963. Has anyone any further thoughts on this?

Templecombe's Midland 4F No. 44417 is captured here trundling through Catcott Burtle with what I imagine is an Evercreech Junction to Highbridge goods. The slide mount on the colour transparency would suggest that the Kodachrome II slide was captured in the late summer of 1963. Has anyone any further thoughts on this?

44417 powers through Catcott Burtle with a Highbridge to Evercreech Junction goods in early September 1961.

Templecombe's Midland 4F No. 44417 is captured here shunting the small yard at Catcott Burtle in the late summer of 1963.

The simply stunning Brawa V15 shunting locomotive (Road no. V 15 2231, 2271) runs and good as it looks. This little loco which looks very happy indeed on Cement Quay was borrowed from Model Rail regular Peter Marriott for a few minutes during Wycrail on Saturday 7 November 2009.

The simply stunning Brawa V15 shunting locomotive (Road no. V 15 2231, 2271) runs and good as it looks. This little loco which looks very happy indeed on Cement Quay was borrowed from Model Rail regular Peter Marriott for a few minutes during Wycrail on Saturday 7 November 2009.

The simply stunning Brawa V15 shunting locomotive (Road no. V 15 2231, 2271) runs and good as it looks. This little loco which looks very happy indeed on Cement Quay was borrowed from Model Rail regular Peter Marriott for a few minutes during Wycrail on Saturday 7 November 2009.

Cement Quay - all ready to go an hour or so before the doors opened at Wycrail 2009.

44417, a re-chassied 1981 vintage Airfix Midland 4F 0-6-0 trundles along the weed infested track at Cement Quay with an ancient LSWR Road Van, a delightful kit from Smallbrook Studios.

Under the midday sun, a Collett class 0-6-0 No.3206 potters about shunting some Dogfish engineer's wagons onto the ballast screen siding at Cement Quay Old Wharf.