On Track for a Gala Weekend ; Take a Trip Back in Time with a Ride On a Steam Train and Visit Somerset's Quarrying Heritage. Mervyn Hancock Looks at the 150th Quarry Gala Weekend Near Shepton Mallet
Western Daily Press › June 15, 2008
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Take a trip back in time with a ride on a steam train and visit Somerset's quarrying heritage. Mervyn Hancock looks at the 150th Quarry Gala Weekend near Shepton Mallet
Next weekend there is a unique chance to turn the clock back and take an inside look at the biggest, privately owned, working quarry in Europe, at Merehead, and have a fun day travelling on steam engines.See the full content of this document
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On Track for a Gala Weekend ; Take a Trip Back in Time with a Ride On a Steam Train and Visit Somerset's Quarrying Heritage. Mervyn Hancock Looks at the 150th Quarry Gala Weekend Near Shepton Mallet
Ever since this railway was opened, in 1855, as a broad-gauge line from Witham Friary, near Frome, to nearby Shepton Mallet, it has been beset with problems.
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