Kevin's Place - The Somerset & Dorset Railway Kevin Clapcott has probably created the leading and most comprehensive Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway website. The pages feature more or less everything you would ever wish to know about this great railway.
West Country Railway Archives SDRT member, Chris Osment's highly detailed website covering historical information about the railways of the UK West Country. This comprehensive website includes a detailed section dedicated S&DJR signalling.
The Shillingstone Station Project The Shillingstone Station Project aims to restore the station and available surrounding area to how it was in the early 1960s.
Gartell Light Railway 2-foot gauge railway running on the Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway, south of Templecombe. The only steam still running on the trackbed of the old S&DJR. The website features pictures and information about when the line is open to the public.
http://www.3218.co.uk/ A superb photographic portrayal of the Somerset & Dorset Line in its final few years with images taken mainly on 'the Branch'.
Roy Burrow Midland Collection Trust The Trust is making the comprehensive Midland Railway collection assembled by Roy Burrows accessible to the public for educational purposes.
Lantern Films A well known film company producing a number of transport orientated dvds. On their web site they have still pictures from a trip made over the Somerset & Dorset between Bath and Evercreech Junction in the final years. Lantern Films also produce the highly acclaimed S&D film 'Puffed Out'.
The Somerset & Dorset After Closure A site mainly displaying previously unpublished material taken at various key locations on the S&D during the early seventies when much of the infrastructure was still standing. New more recent images are also appearing from time to time.
Evercreech Junction Shipley Model Railway Society's excellent portrayal of this fine S&D station.
The Combwich Branch This 4mm scale model railway represents part of a great plan to link the up and coming north Somerset town sited on the river Parrett with Highbridge, Bridgwater and locations further afield by connecting onto the Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway and the Great Western Railway.
Catcott Burtle A little known station between Edington Burtle and Shapwick on the Highbridge Branch of the Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway.
Wurzel Junction A Somerset & Dorset Model Railway in 00 with DCC control. "Wurzel Junction was located at the Junction of the North Somerset and Somerset and Dorset Railways. Deep in the Somerset coal fields, the North Somerset provided an alternative route to Bristol and the North. Reduced congestion on the single track section of the S&D increased the importance of Wurzel Junction. The motive power depot became a vital engine change over point, and a wide variety of motive power was frequently seen. The town developed around coal, and Somerset's finest scrumpy, "Wurzel Juice". "
South Hants Model Railway Club Midsomer Norton An excellent working representation of Midsomer Norton & Welton station as it would have appeared in 1919. It is modelled in 4mm/ft scale 18.83 gauge (Scalefour)
Redditch Model Railway Club Chilcompton Layout Chilcompton is the latest of a number of Somerset & Dorset based exhibition layouts and is currently under construction. It is based on the prototype station of the same name. The era is set sometime between 1950 and 1955 and all the stock used represents what would have actually run over the real line, at this time.
The West Somerset Railway The West Somerset Railway (Home of the S&DRT) recaptures the era of the branch line country railway in the days of steam. Enjoy 20 miles of glorious Somerset scenery as the train gently rolls back the years on its journey beside the Quantock Hills and the Bristol Channel coast. Just sit back in your seat and watch the steam and countryside drift past the window...
