Bill Pike
The Trust regrets to record the passing this morning (Sunday 9 December) of Bill Pike, a former S&D staff member and a member of the Trust for many years. Bill had worked with Percy Parsons…
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Trust’s Model Railway Exhibition has 14 layouts booked for 5/6 January
Keep your eyes on the calendar this Christmas as the mince pies will hardly be finished before it's time for the Trust's Annual Model Railway Exhibition at Edington Village Hall in Somerset. A regular feature…
Our Winter sales list has a wide selection to tempt the S&D enthusiast
The sales list for the Winter edition of our magazine is now available and has a wide selection to tempt the S&D enthusiast in the run-up to Christmas. We've S&D-related DVDs, books, coasters, sweatshirts and…
Whitaker Tablet Apparatus being checked at Washford
Looking rather like a very large set-square, the picture shows one of our Whitaker Gauges in use at our Washford museum. The Whitaker apparatus – patented by Alfred Whitaker in 1905 whilst he was Locomotive Superintendent of…
Modellers and collectors to be able to vote for the models they’d like to see produced – including S&D types
Brian McDermott writes, “The Wishlist Poll will be running from 15 October to 3 November at: www.rmweb.co.uk. This annual poll provides an easy and enjoyable way for modellers and collectors to indicate to the major…
Our Autumn magazine is out now with another 40 pages of S&D interest
Our Autumn magazine is out now with another 40 pages of S&D interest. Contents include: – Informative articles; Shillingstone station and how WW1 turned Milldown near Blandford into a hub of S&D activity. – Modelling…
New Railway Walks TV series includes the S&D
Starting on Friday 21 September at 9 pm and running for six episodes is a new series on Channel 5 called 'Walking Britain's Lost Railways'. The fifth programme covers the S&D and includes an interview…
Sights & sounds at Washford during the 40s weekend on the West Somerset Railway
Sights & sounds at Washford during the 40s weekend on the West Somerset Railway from Somerset & Dorset Railway Trust on Vimeo. Here's a quick look around at Washford on 15 September when we were…
George Tucker
His S&D colleagues have today announced the sad news of the passing of George Tucker on Sunday 2 September. George was 100 years old and the oldest surviving S&D driver. His funeral is at Haycombe…
Great video featuring 53808 on a London-Minehead special
Here's a great video featuring several minutes of footage of our S&D 7F No. 53808 in action hauling 10 carriages. The train was the West Somerset Steam Express from London Paddington to Minehead on 18…