Under a threatening sky, 47590 Thomas Telford  approaches Dilton Marsh Halt with the Hertfordshire Railtours 'Somerset Secret' railtour on 2 July 1988. The 'secret' referred to was that on the first part of the journey between High Wycombe and Paddington a wedding ceremony took place on board. Keith Webb and Carol Bates got married in one of the Pullman coaches. Although seemingly insignificant, Dilton Marsh Halt is the subject of a poem by John Betjeman: 'Was it worth keeping the Halt open, we thought as we looked at the sky red through the spread of the cedar tree with the evening train gone by? Yes, we said, for in summer the anglers use it, two and sometimes three will bring their catches of rods and poles and perches to Westbury, home for tea.'