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Western have proposed that alterations be made to the layout at the east end of the station to allow terminating trains from
Bristol to run straight into platform 6. The shunting of trains across the layout at the west end of the station has long been a Taunton feature. In the days of trains to Minehead, Barnstaple and local stations to Exeter St Davids, terminating trains were drawn back from the up-side platforms, via various sidings, and then returned to the down-side departure platforms; pilot locomotives were provided to assist in the days of hauled stock.
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the remaining buildings generally date from the 1932 rebuilding and stand on foundations from 1868. The goods warehouse is largely derelict and most of the engine shed has been razed to the ground except for an asbestos-clad repair shop built in 1932 and the ramp that used to serve an elevated coaling stage. The engine sidings are still used by engineers' plant machines;
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now vacated, and a new single 200 feet (61 m) train shed was provided covering the whole station. Goods traffic was moved away from the passenger platforms by the opening on 1 November 1896 of a pair of avoiding lines that skirted around the south side of the station behind the old hotel. A larger engine shed was opened in the same year.
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The goods depot closed for general traffic in 1965, although bulk coal was handled until 1972. The engine shed closed on 1 January 1972, by which time it only served as a fueling point for local diesel shunting locomotives. The various branch lines closed during the 1960s and 1970s, so only one bay
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Until 1970 the four tracks to the east of
Taunton were not used as normal main and relief lines, but with the inner main lines for trains to London and the outer lines for trains to Bristol, to align with the way the tracks diverged at Cogload Junction, some miles to the east of the station. In 1970
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that need to cross to platform 2 or 3 have to run forward towards
Fairwater and then return to the station once the driver has changed ends. To reach platform 6, they have to make this move and then run right through the station, the driver change ends and then reverses into platform 6. First Great
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Today the original "down station" building survives, along with the hotel and the extensions added in 1868. An examination of the brickwork on the south-side building reveals where the footbridge was removed in favour of the present subway. On the north side, the ticket office dates from 1983 but
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The station was unable to cope with all these extra trains and passengers, so a major rebuilding was completed on 17 August 1868. The "up station" at the east end was demolished and replaced by a more conventional platform on the north side of the line; the "down station" was extended onto the site
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island platform in the middle of the station. This gave a platform face for each of the four through lines, which were brought into use on 7 February 1932. Work included a new subway that replaced the old footbridge, and a new booking office at road level on the north side of the station. The old
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The station is situated on an embankment and a bridge above road level. The ticket office is at ground level on the north side although the town centre lies to the south of the station, about 1 mile (1.6 km) away. There is a car park on both sides of the station and bus services to the town
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The footbridge to the west of the station, known in the town as "Fortysteps", although
Network Rail prefer to label it "40 Steps", a favoured location for generations of rail enthusiasts, was demolished at the end of 2013, due to construction of a new road alongside the railway. This was however
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were widened from two to four tracks; those east of
Taunton were brought into use on 13 December 1931 and those to the west on 14 February 1932. This work forced another rebuilding of the station. The train shed was dismantled and new buildings constructed on the up (north) side along with a new
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the central island platform was closed off and all trains stopping at
Taunton used the outer platforms, except in an emergency when the central platform was pressed into use. London trains stopping at Taunton (which was most of them) now crossed over to the main lines at the London end of the
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Platform 1 is another bay, at the west end of platform 2. This is not signalled for use by passenger trains but is sometimes used for stabling. Behind this are some sidings used by the engineers' department for stabling on-track plant and the headshunt for
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locomotives are generally stabled at
Fairwater Yard but occasionally use the old engine shed sidings for additional storage space. The avoiding line is truncated but serves as a headshunt for the long engineers trains using Fairwater Yard.
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In the centre of the station is an island platform. The face on the north side is platform 4, which can be used by similar trains to platform 5. The face on the south side is platform 3, which is also used for services towards
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Platform 2 is used for services to Exeter and beyond. Trains can also start from this platform towards London and
Bristol, if required. At the north end is the bus shelter for rail-link buses to
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Plymouth is at platform 2.
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January 2007 were returned to use. Fairwater is now the home for a High Output Track Renewal System. This is engaged on renewal of track on the
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centre call at a bus stop in front of the ticket office; those from the town call at a stop on the main road that passes beneath the station. The south block is a Grade II
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1 November 1873). While none of these branches had a junction in Taunton, the trains were generally run through to Taunton to provide connections.
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5 is situated above the ticket office and is the main platform used by trains towards
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components, cable troughs and fence posts. The facility was closed in 1994.
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2035:"D train time: London, Bristol and Taunton to Exeter, Torbay and Plymouth"
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sleeper service. Some of these services run non-stop between Taunton and
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Although some no longer have tracks, all the platform structures remain.
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The up main platform, mainly used by expresses to London (now Platform 4)
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A westbound train in 1892 when part of the platform was covered by a roof
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2060:"B4 train times: Cardiff and Bristol to Weston-super-Mare and Taunton"
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Track Layout Diagrams of the GWR and BR WR, Section 16: West Somerset
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station. The second pair of lines from Cogload were removed in 1986.
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J.R.C. Williams 1928–1931 (afterwards station master at Paddington)
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George Thomas Fox 1931 - 1932 (formerly station master at Wrexham)
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Andrews, Julian (August 1997). "BR's Concrete Works at Taunton".
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O.J. Fenner 1926–1928 (afterwards station master at Reading)
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History of the Great Western Railway, volume II 1863–1921
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platform was retained for local trains starting towards
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on special event days and by mainline steam excursions.
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A.P. Watkins 1920 - 1926 (afterwards station master at
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James Page 1913 - 1920 (afterwards station master at
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1372:Padgett, David (June 2018) . Munsey, Myles (ed.).
1318:High Output Ballast Cleaner, a Matisa High Output
2928:Railway stations served by Great Western Railway
2923:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1842
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1204:Scotland and Northern England-Devon and Cornwall
515:Originally opened on 1 July 1842 as part of the
1007:CrossCountry and First Great Western trains to
1596:"Access For All - A-Z of station improvements"
1469:"The history of the Taunton-Yeovil train line"
979:. It has level access from a second car park.
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2109:(703). Ian Allan Publishing: 20. April 2007.
1374:Railway Track Diagrams 3: Western & Wales
1065:operates services during the daytime between
541:was provided at the west end of the station.
602:In the 1930s the lines through Taunton from
1983:"Network Rail Business Plan 2007: Route 12"
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1376:(6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. map 7D.
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2136:(10). Model Media Publications: 462–464.
1956:"Taunton Station (South block) (1344769)"
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2015:"National Rail Timetable 135 (May 2016)"
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2869:Somerset & Dorset Heritage Railway
1940:– via British Newspaper Archive.
1912:– via British Newspaper Archive.
1884:– via British Newspaper Archive.
1874:Taunton Courier and Western Advertiser
1856:– via British Newspaper Archive.
1846:Taunton Courier and Western Advertiser
1828:– via British Newspaper Archive.
1800:– via British Newspaper Archive.
1790:Taunton Courier and Western Advertiser
1772:– via British Newspaper Archive.
1744:– via British Newspaper Archive.
1716:– via British Newspaper Archive.
1658:from the original on 21 September 2016
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1902:Berkshire News and General Advertiser
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1701:"Presentation to a Railway Official"
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16:Railway station in Somerset, England
2908:Buildings and structures in Taunton
1632:from the original on 3 October 2016
1548:from the original on 3 October 2016
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1284:' Civil Engineer and was home to a
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1961:National Heritage List for England
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876:Arthur Stanley Sansom 1932 - 1944
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1869:"Taunton Stationmaster Retires"
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242:Entrance returned to south side
2130:Modelling Railways Illustrated
1988:. Network Rail. Archived from
1813:"New Stationmaster at Taunton"
1538:"Goods depot, Taunton station"
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664:Western Region of British Rail
439:Passenger statistics from the
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2099:"Taunton: high output base".
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1276:locomotives in Fairwater Yard
888:E.C. Frampton 1958– ????
618:The platforms were numbered:
568:(11 September 1866), and the
2913:Railway stations in Somerset
2549:Taunton to London Paddington
2520:Bristol to London Paddington
1897:"For Princes Street Station"
1574:. Bristol: Redcliffe Press.
1422:Broad Gauge Society (2001).
1081:, and in the South to reach
885:A.V. Wilcox ???? - 1958
847:Alexander Gibson 1850 - 1886
787:also from London via Bristol
226:Rebuilt in conventional form
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1932:. England. 22 November 1958
1904:. England. 16 November 1954
1848:. England. 16 December 1944
1628:. Somerset County Council.
1544:. Somerset County Council.
1308:Reading to Exeter Main Line
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556:line (1 October 1853), the
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1820:. England. 29 January 1931
1792:. England. 13 January 1926
1764:. England. 23 October 1929
1736:. England. 7 February 1903
1501:. Bath: Millstream Books.
572:(8 June 1871, extended to
570:Devon and Somerset Railway
517:Bristol and Exeter Railway
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184:Bristol and Exeter Railway
55:The main buildings in 2021
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1708:. England. 13 August 1886
1622:"Taunton railway station"
1572:Somerset Railway Stations
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1876:. England. 5 August 1950
1757:"Death of Mr James Page"
1473:Chard and Ilminster News
990:Terminating trains from
234:Rebuilt with four tracks
2454:Portway Park & Ride
2065:. Great Western Railway
2040:. Great Western Railway
1497:Maggs, Colin G (1991).
1400:MacDermot, E T (1931).
1312:Bristol to Taunton Line
1300:Great Western Main Line
1037:including an overnight
879:C.E. Morris 1945 - 1950
783:Reading to Taunton Line
527:Isambard Kingdom Brunel
454:Taunton railway station
441:Office of Rail and Road
2637:Highbridge and Burnham
2284:Severn Tunnel Junction
2214:Highbridge and Burnham
1426:. Broad Gauge Society.
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476:(263 km) west of
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2761:East Somerset Railway
2672:Bristol to Portsmouth
2308:Bristol to Cheltenham
1570:Oakley, Mike (2006).
1406:Great Western Railway
1316:Plasser & Theurer
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1071:Manchester Piccadilly
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564:(31 March 1862), the
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218:Brunel station opened
204:Great Western Railway
194:Great Western Railway
137:Great Western Railway
2844:Crowcombe Heathfield
2711:Heart of Wessex line
2706:Weymouth to Westbury
2662:Nailsea and Backwell
2510:Railway stations in
2414:Bristol Temple Meads
2356:Bristol Temple Meads
2254:Bristol Temple Meads
2239:Nailsea and Backwell
1995:on 11 September 2008
1925:"Gift to Railwayman"
1729:"G.W.R. Appointment"
1526:. Harwell: RA Cooke.
1424:Taunton in the 1880s
1286:Ruston & Hornsby
1192:Bristol Temple Meads
1053:Bristol Temple Meads
937:Track layout in 2021
910:adding missing items
816:Minehead Branch Line
673:Bristol Temple Meads
19:For other uses, see
1818:Western Daily Press
1762:Western Daily Press
1734:Western Daily Press
1320:Track Renewal Train
1155:Cardiff and Bristol
702:Historical railways
535:Grand Western Canal
99: /
61:General information
2618:Taunton to Bristol
2192:Taunton to Bristol
1654:. Simon Bowditch.
1522:Cooke, RA (1979).
1445:. Taunton Trains.
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1104:Following station
1091:Preceding station
1067:Edinburgh Waverley
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754:Yeovil Branch Line
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2371:Filton Abbey Wood
2269:Filton Abbey Wood
2219:Weston-super-Mare
2184:commuter services
1706:Western Chronicle
1383:978-1-9996271-0-2
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1227:Heritage railways
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1188:Weston-super-Mare
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1057:Weston-super-Mare
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741:Creech St Michael
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