Not the Hogwarts Express ..

.. but the Weymouth Seaside Express. This service has been running from Bristol (not Paddington Station as I'd originally thought, although the Dorset Coast Express does run from London) to Weymouth every Sunday over the summer. This was taken when the train stopped at Frome to take on water. I've never seen so many people at the station!

Of course, as Frome is a mainline station rather than a heritage station, there's no water tower, so the Fire Brigade provided an engine to do the honours - a double delight for many small (and not so small) boys. The train will stop for water again on its way back to London this evening.

Today's service was pulled by the Nunney Castle and was sold out weeks ago.

More photos here.