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Agreement on Washford between WSRHT & S&DRT

3 February 2024 9:34 am Published by Rod Ormston Leave your thoughts

The West Somerset Railway Heritage Trust (WSRHT) and Somerset & Dorset Railway Trust (S&DRT) are delighted to confirm that they... View Article

13 January 2024 5:03 pm Published by Rod Ormston Leave your thoughts

We’ve introduced four new wagons that operated on the S&D, all in either OO-gauge (£15) or O-gauge (£44) – OO... View Article

20 December 2023 1:42 pm Published by Rod Ormston Leave your thoughts

The last two locomotives have departed from the now redundant site at Washford on the West Somerset Railway. Roger Hardingham,... View Article

5 December 2023 8:14 pm Published by Rod Ormston Leave your thoughts

Nigel Smart, whose involvement with the Trust’s locomotives and site goes back decades, died on 4 December 2023. The video... View Article

13 November 2023 8:06 am Published by Rod Ormston Leave your thoughts

The Trust’s 1929-built Peckett No. 1788 – named Kilmersdon after the colliery where the loco spent its working life –... View Article

10 November 2023 11:06 pm Published by Rod Ormston Leave your thoughts

Today, our chairman wrote to members as follows: WashfordI am delighted to confirm that both the Somerset & Dorset Railway... View Article

4 November 2023 10:08 pm Published by Rod Ormston Leave your thoughts

The Trust’s S&D 7F No. 53808 had the last day in normal service today… and in a touching gesture, some... View Article

3 November 2023 10:50 pm Published by Rod Ormston Leave your thoughts

Taken in the late afternoon mellow light of the sun, the Trust’s S&D 7F No. 53808 is seen here on... View Article

31 October 2023 8:58 am Published by Rod Ormston Leave your thoughts

Our 1929-built Peckett – named ‘Kilmersdon’ after the colliery where the loco was originally based – is now at the... View Article

13 July 2023 9:19 pm Published by Rod Ormston Leave your thoughts

Originally rescued by the Trust after the closure of the S&D and displayed for 40 years at Washford, one of... View Article

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