Bucketing down
off the Mendips, the spectacular descent into "Shepton" might distract
you with ease, from the wide-ranging views across to Glastonbury - something
to keep for the return trip, at a steadier pace! It's an interesting
thought that David Shepherd's East Somerset Heritage Railway would be dead
ahead and scarcely three miles distant, at this point. Prior to closure,
the two lines crossed, just the other side of Shepton Mallet Station, beyond
the viaducts and the Babycham(TM) factory
"Shepton Mallet
Charlton Road"
From "Sheeptown",
just off the Fosse, grey, historic, famous for perry and cider, the S &
D continues to roll South, in it's "Sinuous and Delectable" style, straight
track being noticeable largely by an absence of it most of the way between
Bath and Evercreech Junction. Combined with the gradients, there you have
the recipe for the character of the line.
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