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Welcome to this site about a fascinating railway!
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The WC&P was an unusual independent light railway linking three North Somerset coastal towns. First planned in 1844, it opened in 1897 and closed in 1940. It was quaint and colourful and was operated on a shoestring. The aim of this web site is to give some idea of what the railway was like, based on old photographs, maps, and photos of today’s scene, and also to show where you can still find glimpses of the line today, and where it ran....
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This photo showing a train headed by locomotive No. 5 arriving at Clevedon from Portishead in 1937, is reproduced with permission from The Weston, Clevedon & Portishead Railway by Peter Strange published by Twelveheads Press
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Your comments about this web site or about the railway in general are very welcome .....
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New professionally made DVD about the WC&PR is now complete and will be ready for sale in early July. Reserve a copy now! Details >>>
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This site is now very extensive, but it is designed to be easy to navigate. Almost everything is interlinked. If required you can search the site ....
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