Complex sentence: In 1867 the B&ER laid a mixed gauge along the line from Highbridge to Bridgwater in a fruitless attempt to keep the Somerset & Dorset out of the latter place, the line continuing to Durston and along the Yeovil branch to the L&SWR.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1867 the B&ER laid a mixed gauge along the line from Highbridge to Bridgwater in a fruitless attempt to keep the Somerset & Dorset Railwayout of Bridgwater. The line continued to Durston and along the Yeovil branch to the L&SWR.