Lost Lines of England: The Cheddar Valley Line

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. 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.

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• 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.

• Photo illustrated throughout, including many images that are appearing

in print for the first time.

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. 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.