The Trust’s locomotives; S&D 7F No. 53808 and Peckett 1788 Kilmersdon back-to-back in the sunshine at Ropley this morning during the Watercress Line’s Spring Steam Gala. [Photos by Roger Hardingham.]
The Trust’s AGM, held online on 24 April, elected three members to the Board for the first time, with these members having a wide variety of experience. Andy Norman was already with the Trust as…
1 April 2021. We are delighted to announce that we have come, in principle, to an agreement to re-locate a portion of the rolling stock and museum artefacts currently based at the S&DRT site at…
28 March 2021. The Trust’s Report & Accounts for 2020 is now available to members in advance of the AGM on 24 April. Also available is the agenda for the meeting as well as the…
15 March 2021. The Trust’s 1929-built Peckett ‘Kilmersdon’ – the last steam engine to work the Somerset coalfield – arrived at Alresford today and was then towed to Ropley for assessment. The loco, having been…
19 February 2021. Recently printed is this second edition of our booklet about 53808 which describes the history of the locomotive from building in 1925, through going to the scrapyard in 1964, rescue in 1970…
3 February 2021. The Trust is seeking a Museum Curator to assume responsibility for the extensive collection of museum items. The collection comprises artefacts, rolling stock and photographs, the latter undergoing a programme of digitisation.…
2 February 2021. The S&DRT is sorry to announce the resignation of Ms Abbie Onibonoje as Company Secretary effective 15th January 2021. Ms Onibonoje, who is also a Solicitor with a top law firm, has…
11 January 2021. You may be aware that the Winsor Hill Tunnels, part of the Historical Railways Estate, were gated off a couple of years ago. Local campaigners would like to claim a public Right…
11 January 2021. Callum Willcox writes, “9th – 10th January 2021 would have seen the Somerset & Dorset Railway Trust host it’s annual Model Railway Exhibition, at Edington Village Hall, Somerset. However, like many Model…