Delighted that the Mayor of Gillingham Cllr. Donna Toye was available to present the awards and officially launch the new artwork at Gillingham station.
The winners of the photographic competition left to right. Chris Romain, Josh Gale, Derek Beer Chairman of the Blackmore Vale Line Community Rail Partnership, The Mayor of Gillingham Cllr. Donna Toye, Gail Coleshill, Mark Pike and William Ridding
Open Category
Winner William Ridding Time to stop and reflect
Highly Commended Chris Romain Misty Morning at the Gartell Light Railway
Blackmore Vale Line
Winner Mark Pike 35028 Atlantic Express Tisbury
Highly Commended Josh Gale Sunrise at Yeovil Junction
Wild card
Winner Gail Coleshill Cat at Crewkerne Station
Highly Commended Mark Pike 67012 Gillingham Station
The images are available to see at Gillingham Station and are from the photographic competition run by the Blackmore Vale Line Community Rail Partnership as part of Railway 200 celebrations and sponsored by South Western Railway. We asked people to send us images for the following three categories
Open Category: Anything railway, train and station related
Blackmore Vale Line: Images accepted from any of the following stations and heritage railways covered by the Blackmore Vale Line Community Rail Partnership:
- Salisbury,
- Tisbury,
- Gillingham,
- Templecombe,
- Gartell Light Railway,
- Sherborne,
- Yeovil Junction,
- Yeovil Railway Centre,
- Crewkerne
Wild Card: Something you didn’t expect to see at a station
