Alex Coomber
The Slow and Dirty. Bath Green Park to Bournemouth West. 65 Miles. Bath Green Park, Midford, Radstock, Midsomer Norton, Masbury, Shepton Mallet, Evercreech Junction, Cole, Wincanton, Templecombe, Shillingstone, Blandford, Bailey Gate, Broadstone Junction, Poole and Bournemouth West. Known affectionately as the Slow and Dirty. The heavily engineered and scenic route over the Mendips to Bournemouth was killed by a thousand cuts following takeover by British Railways. After suffering a slow and painful death. It's closure in 1966 can only be described as shameful.