S&DRT Dorchester Group programme published
The S&DRT's Dorchester Group – run by Peter & Heather Foster for over 30 years – has published the programme for the new season. All are welcome – with a £2 fee to cover costs…
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Plenty to see at Washford during the WSR 40s weekend, 14/15 September
Make sure you drop in to Washford during the West Somerset Railway's 40s weekend! Attractions include: – Detachment of the Home Guard. – 1940 Paris Jazz Singers (from 2-4 pm on both days). – Model…
Contrasts in the appearance of 8F No. 48706
3 September 2019. The enduring memory of 8F No. 48706 is at the head of the SLS railtour on the very last day of the S&D, 6 March 1966… cleaned up, and with bright red…
43924’s travels on the S&D
One of our members caught up with No. 43924 (originally LMS No. 3924) on a dining service from Keighley on 24 August, pictured here. In 1962, 43924 spent a short time allocated to Templecombe depot,…
Our Autumn Sales List is now available
Our latest sales list has three pages of S&D interest – the first page is illustrated here. Why not have a browse? It's in pdf format and the product illustrations click straight through to ordering…
Join us now for membership lasting until the end of 2020
Interested in the S&D? Join us now from £14 and your membership will last until the end of 2020. Members receive a quarterly 40-page magazine plus a travel…
New S&D photo books, plus re-printed Peter Smith book, available from the Trust
21 August 2019. Newly available from the Trust's online sales are two new books of photos. Volume 2 of the R C Riley archive covers Dick Riley's work on the S&D from 1955 to 1965.…
Percy Parsons
19 August 2019. The Trust regrets to record the passing of Percy Parsons, who died on Friday 16 August aged 96. Percy started his railway career at Edington on the S&D's Highbridge branch in 1937…
Trust has a limited edition 00-gauge model of its own BR ‘Fruit D’ van
13 August 2019. Calling all railway modellers! The Trust has now in stock a limited edition 00-gauge model of its own BR 'Fruit D' van which can be seen at our museum in Washford. Our…
7¼” gauge model of our S&D 7F No. 53808 hauls its first passengers
6 August 2019. The 'little' 53808 completed by retired engineer Vic Whittaker was hauling the first passengers at a park local to his home in Leyland, Lancashire on 4 August. Vic was understandably pleased, saying…