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‘QUANTOCK STEAMER’ LAUNCHED
Over the weekend of 8th and 9th June, the West Somerset Railway (WSR) will be holding a special 40th anniversary event to mark it becoming England’s longest heritage railway forty years ago in 1979. As Quantock Brewery is one of the closest businesses to Bishops Lydeard station, Quantock have brewed an exclusive new beer to mark this special...Read More »
New book launched by West Somerset Steam Railway Trust recounting personal recollections from some of those stalwarts who helped rebuild the railway over the last 40 years.
“Tales of the West Somerset Railway” When the former British Rail closed the once-bustling former Great Western Railway 25-mile branch line to Minehead from Taunton in 1971, a local businessman and railway enthusiasts simply refused to let it die. They all thought the railway was well worth saving, as did many in the local community,...Read More »
West Somerset Railway launches £250,000 track replacement fundraising campaign
The West Somerset Railway Association (WSRA) and West Somerset Steam Railway Trust (WSSRT) have just launched an ambitious £250,000 fundraising campaign to assist the West Somerset Railway plc (WSR plc) in urgently raising funds for the WSR’s planned track relays over the winter months of 2019. All of the WSR’s track is currently in the...Read More »
WSR supporters donate over £1000 to combat carriage vandalism
West Somerset Railway supporters have shown their commitment to the Railway and determination not to be beaten by vandals by donating over £1,000 to repair the damage in less than 24 hours. Vandals sadly struck the West Somerset Railway (WSR) on 29th April at around 9pm with an attack on a railway coach stabled overnight...Read More »
West Somerset Railway Association meet fundraising target to put locomotive 9351 back into service.
The West Somerset Railway Association are delighted to announce that they have met the fundraising target to put bring GWR locomotive 9351 back into service in time for the Summer Season. When the West Somerset Railway plc ran into financial difficulties over the winter they asked the WSRA, the line’s principal supporters’ organisation to help. ...Read More »

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