Published by Rod Ormston
The S&DRT were represented at the Spring Gala at the Mid-Hants Railway ‘Watercress Line’ at the weekend. Our Burnham Box,... View Article
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The S&DRT is pleased to report that our fully restored S&D First Class Coach from 1886 has been delivered to... View Article
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The West Somerset Railway Heritage Trust (WSRHT) and Somerset & Dorset Railway Trust (S&DRT) are delighted to confirm that they... View Article
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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
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The last two locomotives have departed from the now redundant site at Washford on the West Somerset Railway. Roger Hardingham,... View Article
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Nigel Smart, whose involvement with the Trust’s locomotives and site goes back decades, died on 4 December 2023. The video... View Article
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The Trust’s 1929-built Peckett No. 1788 – named Kilmersdon after the colliery where the loco spent its working life –... View Article
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Today, our chairman wrote to members as follows: WashfordI am delighted to confirm that both the Somerset & Dorset Railway... View Article
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The Trust’s S&D 7F No. 53808 had the last day in normal service today… and in a touching gesture, some... View Article
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Taken in the late afternoon mellow light of the sun, the Trust’s S&D 7F No. 53808 is seen here on... View Article