Steam at Yeovil Junction & around the South - 1960s

I'm sorry I can't tell you more about the trains, but I was recently contacted with some 16mm cine film from around the Yeovil area and the south of England. Here is a short snippet from the footage.
Original footage by Norman Urwin - shoot in the 1960s(?)
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[@nickbannister775]

A piece of trivia. My dad back in the thirties himself a Yeovilian, train enthusiast, and keen cyclist would cycle with his mates to Sherborne, and whilst waiting for a train would help push any cars up the hill from the station for a few pence, extra pocket money. One of your commenters Derek Phillips has written absolutely brilliant books about Yeovil Town (72C) and surrounding lines. I have three of them and today to find one is like gold dust but if you do I highly recommend them as Derek was a cleaner/fireman driver at Yeovil shed.

[@Beatlefan67]

I definitely concur about Derek Phillips! I recommend his books to everyone. I have the one on Westbury to Weymouth, the Salisbury to Exeter and the one about the branches off said line (a rarity, which I had to pay twenty quid for, second hand!)

[@derekphillips6466]

I was a fireman at Yeovil Town locomotive shed thank you for sharing the film of Yeovil Junction which brings back many memories.

[@kristinajendesen7111]

You must remember my workmate's dad then Fay? I don't know his first name but Steve said he was at the Town. We were both at Salisbury.

[@kristinajendesen7111]

I spent the best part of 20 years driving 159s through Yeovil. I would have loved to see it as it was and the whole line of course.

[@martyn6792]

Great find showing days gone by

[@MiltonTheTortoise]

Massive thank you for uploading this. My Dad worked the line through Yeovil Town station (Southern Railway as a fireman on various engines) which I think went as far East as Ashford, Middlesex? Dad sadly passed away this past Monday but his love of steam was with him to the end. I would love to find some more info about Yeovil Town Station. There are a few photos online of YTS in 1958-62 when he worked there but sadly no cinefilm or video footage that I can find.

[@AarchiveRailways]

I'm sorry to hear that. I'm always on the lookout for footage, when I find it, it will end up on here.

[@badowski99]

Bloody wonderful! Thanks for uploading

[@AarchiveRailways]

There is more on the way.

[@gs425]

Great colour footage. Thank you and in particular to the person who passed this to you

[@AarchiveRailways]

There is a lot more to come.

[@adrianwild2094]

Some very interesting footage though the quality could have been improved with some grading . At around 2.15 there is footage at Weymouth showing A4 Sir Nigel Gresley on a special later shown tackling the Bincombe incline .

[@AarchiveRailways]

That is graded, the footage was amateur, but shot the best it could have been. And thank you, I don't think it was edited in any particular order, it just came to me on a 1200ft spool.

[@adrianwild2094]

The footage of the 'blue' Sir Nigel Gresley at Weymouth brought back fond memories as I saw this event when I was a young lad in June 1967 . @@AarchiveRailways

[@gainsbourg66]

Lovely bits of old film but please edit out 4498 and 4472. The novelty of seeing pre. BR liveries has long gone for most people.

[@Oberon121212]

Hardly any of this is relevant to Yeovil Junction, you must know tis surely!

[@AarchiveRailways]

I'm not that familiar with the footage. I was only going from reading the signs on the stations.

[@amazoniaamazonia7225]

Interesting thank you for sharing, the scene with the county I think is filmed at Taunton.

[@AarchiveRailways]

@@amazoniaamazonia7225 every day is a school day for me, so I'm slowly learning. I'm happy for people to let me know when I'm wrong. 👍

[@gs425]

​@AarchiveRailways pls ignore the negative comment, this is some of the most interesting footage that you and your donor have shared. So good to see it i colour. With the help of some of the helpful comments on here you can probably put together something of a location list in the description which would be appreciated I'm sure.

[@AarchiveRailways]

@@gs425 everyday is a school day, I'm happy to learn. We all start somewhere.