We had a great evening at the Heritage Railway Association Awards on Saturday 9 February. Although we didn't win our category with the restoration of Coach 4, it was good to meet so many other…
Many items are currently at reduced prices in our online shop; this year's calendar, mugs, coasters, working timetables and so on. While you're there, why not have a look through our selection of books and…
Callum Willcox, one of the exhibitors at Edington writes: “5th & 6th January 2019 saw the Somerset & Dorset Trust host it's annual Model Railway Exhibition, at Edington Village Hall, Somerset. This years line-up featured…
Following on from the video of Kilmersdon, here are some stills, also from Saturday 5 January, at the Helston Railway in Cornwall. Helston train services take a break now and resume on 28 March. [Photos…
Kilmersdon at the Helston Railway’s Winter Steam-up from Somerset & Dorset Railway Trust on Vimeo. Kilmersdon, our 1929-built Peckett – the last steam locomotive to work the Somerset coalfield – is seen here on the…
Don't forget the 45th S&DRT Model Railway Exhibition, Edington Village Hall, Somerset, TA7 9HA, from 10am on Saturday/Sunday 5/6 January. Click here for more info. We have 13 layouts confirmed, including Callum Willcox’s OO9 WW1 layout…
Our online S&D photo collection has now reached 424 images, all available for immediate purchase and download. The latest images added include Bath Green Park and Midsomer Norton. The example shown is 31639 and 34015…
The Trust's original S&D First Class carriage – Coach 4, built at Highbridge Works in 1886 – has been shortlisted for the Heritage Railway Association's Carriage & Wagon Awards, due to be presented in February.…
Our Winter magazine is out now with yet another 40 pages of articles, photo features, news, etc! Join us now from £14. Contents include: – Modelling focus: Vic Whittaker's building of a working S&D 7F…