The middle and rear of the rake of 12 coaches hauled by SR Bulleid ‘Battle of Britain’ 4-6-2 No 34067 <i>Tangmere</i> on a special charter service from London Paddington. The rake, not all of which is visible in this photo, comprises a chocolate and cream mark&nbsp;I (I think) support coach, 1 mark&nbsp;II and 8 mark&nbsp;I maroon passenger coaches. I presume that at least one of the last three coaches is a support coach, but I don't know. At the very back of the consist is Fragonset-liveries Class 47 diesel loco 47007 <i>Hermes</i>, which was only there in case of incident on the mainline and was not providing any motive power. 
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This photo was taken at Bishops Lydeard station on the West Somerset Railway where the carter service paused, and BR Standard Class 4 2-6-0 No. 76009 (really 76079) was added to the front to double-head the train with <i>Tangmere</i> for the rest of the way to Minehead. The Class 47 was also detached, and moved to the siding at Bisophs Lydeard hidden behind the signal box in this view.
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Photo by <a href="mailto:cmckenna@sucs.org?subject=rail-photo at railfaneurope.net">Chris McKenna</a>18/03/2006.<br>
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