Evercreech New

Builder: Julian Birley

Gauge & scale: 7mm:1ft scale, 32mm gauge ‘O’

Size: 40ft by 20ft

Is there a better place to trainspot than the Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway? What could be more enticing than a near endless procession of heavy, banked freight trains and double-headed holiday specials through some of the prettiest scenery in England? It’s been immortalised by the likes of Ivo Peters and Dick Riley, but why not head somewhere away from the classic spots such as Midford or Chilcompton, made famous by this eminent photograph, and try for some more unusual shots? Evercreech New, a delightful little wayside station between Shepton Mallet and Evercreech Junction, seems like just the place. Cameras at the ready as ‘7F’ No. 53807 clanks south with a train of coal empties…