47306 Cole 19th October 1998

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47306 Cole 19th October 1998
47306 Cole 19th October 1998

47306 “The Sapper” heads classmates 47304, 47338 & 47226 on 6V95 03:00 Dollands Moor-Riverside empty clay polybulk service on 19th October 1998. The inside pair of 47’s had failed somewhere on route and so the front two added to assist. At this stage the train was running 295 minutes late so a lucky shot of a service that normally ran in the dark. The photo is taken off the former S & D bridge embankment at Cole near Bruton, the driver Robin Gould probably reflecting the times when he was a Somerset & Dorset firman back in the 60’s. He was made redundant from Templecombe when the line shut in 1967 and so moved to Westbury to carry on his career. Colas 47739 “Robin Of Templecombe” was named by Robin at Templecombe on September 30th 2008. He was a workmate for a number of years and gained the upmost respect from all who knew him.

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