Lost Lines of England: The Cheddar Valley Line

Disgrifiad Cymraeg / Welsh Description

Y llinell rheilffordd rhwng Yatton a Witham oedd un o'r rhai mwyaf tlws yng Ngwlad yr Haf, a chofir amdani heddiw â chariad gan bobl lleol a ffyddloniaid brwd y rheilffyrdd fel ei gilydd. Rhedai'r llinell ar hyd ymyl Mynyddoedd y Mendip drwy Cheddar, Wells a Shepton Mallet. Heddiw, medrwch gerdded a seiclo ar hyd rhannau o hen lwybr y rheilffordd - Llwybr Cwm Cheddar.

Disgrifiad Saesneg / English Description

The Yatton to Witham line was one of the prettiest and best-loved railways in Somerset and is remembered with great affection by locals and railway enthusiasts alike. It ran along the edge of the Mendip Hills through Cheddar, Wells and Shepton Mallet. Today, walkers and cyclists enjoy stretches of it as the Cheddar Valley path.

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Bywgraffiad yr Awdur / Author Biography

Paul Lawton grew up in Somerset next to the Cheddar Valley line and adds personal insight to this tour through its former stations. He later moved to Wales, writing extensively on the history and railway history of Denbighshire, and is the co-author of three titles in Graffeg’s Lost Lines of Wales series: Rhyl to Corwen , Bangor to Afon Wen and Conwy Valley Line.

Adolygiad y Cyhoeddwr / Publisher Review

This nostalgic journey along its tracks uses many previously unseen photographs and will bring back memories of the line in its heyday, picturing the trains that once ran on it. Locations featured include: Yatton, Congresbury, Wrington, Sandford & Banwell, Axbridge, Cheddar, Draycott, Lodge Hill, Wookey, Wells, Shepton Mallet, Cranmore, Wanstrow, Witham. • The Lost Lines of England series documents a lost age of steam train travel that thrived throughout the country from the mid-19th century to the early to mid-20th century. • An informative, accessible and portable resource for the train enthusiast as well as the general reader, and a superb souvenir or gift for visitors past and present.