A Somerset film archivist is seeking old photos and footage of the county's closed railway stations.
Phil Lilley, who runs Aarchive Films, is working on a new project documenting the old railway line from Yeovil to Taunton.
The film will feature stations such as Yeovil Town, Martock, and Langport, with each station covered in a blog post and video on his YouTube channel.
He is looking for lost film footage, old photos, or interesting stories to add to the video, which he is hoping to complete over the summer.
Starting his business in 1992 with his late father, Mr Lilley has been converting cine film into digital format.
They transferred footage of the construction of the Tamar Bridge and then made a video titled Joint Project: Bridging the Tamar.
Over the years, Mr Lilley and his father created around 20 videos, primarily focusing on railways.
Since his father's passing in 2001, Mr Lilley has been remastering these videos, incorporating drone shots and new footage, while preserving his father's original narration.
He has also been revisiting the stations, capturing 'then and now' photos, and sharing them in his blog and videos.
One of the featured stations is Montacute station, now situated on the A3088, which was built on the old trackbed.
The image of the station, taken by R Lumber, is from the book Working Yeovil to Taunton Steam by Derek Phillips, who has permitted Mr Lilley to use images from his book.
Anything that may be of interest to Mr Lilley can be submitted via enquiry@aarchivefilms.com.
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