S&DRT/WSR joint statement: 53808 to move to the Mid-Hants. Railway

25 July 2020.

Somerset & Dorset Railway Trust Ltd. and West Somerset Railway PLC have issued a joint statement regarding the Trust's restored S&D 7F locomotive, No. 53808 - formerly S&D No. 88.

The new agreement will see 53808 move to the Mid-Hants. Railway for the remaining duration of the boiler certificate.

Read the full statement here.

Subsequently, the Mid-Hants. Railway issued the following statement:

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