{"id":2142,"date":"2022-07-12T23:38:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-12T22:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.teignrail.co.uk\/scouting\/?p=2142"},"modified":"2023-08-08T00:46:06","modified_gmt":"2023-08-07T23:46:06","slug":"67-vale-of-berkeley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.teignrail.co.uk\/scouting\/67-vale-of-berkeley\/","title":{"rendered":"67 Vale of Berkeley"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Some members of the Vale of Berkeley Railway called at Christow a few years ago and suggested that staff visit Sharpness, a place that it was promised would be found full of interest. Acting on this prompt, the scout made his first foray north of Taunton since 2019.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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He hadn’t been on the platform at Temple Meads more than five minutes when, gazing up at the nest of scaffolding beneath the overall roof, a “despatcher” had to remind the scout to keep behind the yellow line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 0939 to Gloucester was formed by a D.M.U. that had no cycle spaces, but this was no problem as there were few passengers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His destination was Cam & Dursley<\/strong>, a station opened in 1994 near the former Coaley (or Dursley) Junction, closed in 1965.<\/p>\n\n\n\n