19 March 2023 7:53 pm
Published by Rod Ormston
As members will know, our Peckett 0-4-0ST Kilmersdon has been successfully fully overhauled at the Ropley workshops of the Mid-Hants... View Article
16 March 2023 1:44 pm
Published by Rod Ormston
The Somerset & Dorset Railway Trust and the North Dorset Railway, Shillingstone are pleased to announce that a formal loan... View Article
12 December 2022 10:39 pm
Published by Rod Ormston
The S&DRT is delighted to receive by donation around 1000 railway photographs taken by Anthony Richardson, a talented photographer whose... View Article
14 November 2022 11:20 pm
Published by Rod Ormston
Running from Friday 18 November until 7 January, this season’s illuminations services can be booked from either Alresford or Alton... View Article
3 November 2022 9:27 am
Published by Rod Ormston
During the Watercress Line’s Autumn Steam Gala, a short ceremony was held at Ropley unveiling Kilmersdon’s nameplate to mark the... View Article
15 October 2022 8:32 am
Published by Rod Ormston
Following a superheater fault which occurred during the Autumn Steam Gala last weekend, repairs have been carried out very promptly... View Article
9 October 2022 9:40 am
Published by Rod Ormston
These photos, taken by Julian Clark at Ropley, show 53808 in service on Friday 9 October. The gala continues until... View Article
25 September 2022 8:40 pm
Published by Rod Ormston
Philip Fowler along with his friend Ken Barter filmed and sound-recorded the S&D during its last few months of operation.... View Article
30 August 2022 10:28 pm
Published by Rod Ormston
The Steam on the Levels gala took place at the Westonzoyland Pumping Station Museum on Bank Holiday Monday, 29 August.... View Article
28 August 2022 8:57 pm
Published by Rod Ormston
Amongst the many S&D artefacts saved by the Trust are the two original concrete nameboards from Shoscombe & Single Hill... View Article