On Saturday 2 October, the 1.35 pm departure from Alresford was a recreation of the Pines Express with 10 carriages hauled by Nos. 80151 – on hire from the Bluebell Railway – and No. 34092…
The weather’s due to brighten up later on today (Friday) so it’s a good time to visit the Watercress Line gala – pre-booked tickets are still on sale. Make sure you visit the Alresford goods…
Peter Judd has advised the Trust that his father, George, sadly passed away in the early hours of Wednesday morning. George had been suffering from cancer for many years but this did not stop him…
This photo shows the arrival of the Burnham-on-Sea signalbox at Ropley, on Friday (see previous post). If you look closely, you will see the former King’s Cross footbridge over the line in the background. [Photo…
The former signalbox from Burnham-on-Sea was collected from Washford on Friday 3 September, headed for the Watercress Line. The haulier was concerned about roof tiles coming loose so our volunteers promptly fixed sheets of plywood…
The S&DRT and S&DRHT are excited to announce a formal agreement which will see some of the S&DRT’s unrivalled collection of museum artefacts placed on long-term display at Midsomer Norton. In particular, this will include…
A 1909-built ventilated van and a 4-plank open wagon designed for the London, Brighton & South Coast Railway (LB&SCR) left yesterday and will arrive with the Mid-Hants Railway on Tuesday. Both were acquired by the…
Book now for the Watercress Line’s Autumn Steam Gala, 1-3 October, recreating many aspects of S&D operation over a three-day event. https://watercressline.co.uk/autumn-steam-gala/ Locomotives to include 34092 ‘City of Wells’ [plus another visitor] and of course…
Here’s our latest 4-page sales brochure – clicking on any product illustration in the pdf takes you straight through to ordering for that item. http://www.sdrt.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/sales_list-autumn_2021.pdf Alternatively, if printed out, most items have QR codes. However,…
Today, a wide variety of artefacts – including S&D station running-in boards and Bath Green Park destination finger boards – were delivered to Alresford. This is the start of a new joint museum focused on…