Announcement of loan agreement between S&DRT and NDR
Leave your thoughtsThe Somerset & Dorset Railway Trust and the North Dorset Railway, Shillingstone are pleased to announce that a formal loan... View Article
Announcement of loan agreement between S&DRT and NDR
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Trust receives G A Richardson’s S&D and Southern railway photographs
Leave your thoughtsThe S&DRT is delighted to receive by donation around 1000 railway photographs taken by Anthony Richardson, a talented photographer whose... View Article
53808 in launch of Watercress Line’s 2022 Steam Illuminations
Leave your thoughtsRunning from Friday 18 November until 7 January, this season’s illuminations services can be booked from either Alresford or Alton... View Article
Kilmersdon rededicated after major overhaul
Leave your thoughtsDuring the Watercress Line’s Autumn Steam Gala, a short ceremony was held at Ropley unveiling Kilmersdon’s nameplate to mark the... View Article
53808 ready for service again after repairs
Leave your thoughtsFollowing a superheater fault which occurred during the Autumn Steam Gala last weekend, repairs have been carried out very promptly... View Article
53808 at the Watercress Line Autumn Steam Gala
Leave your thoughtsThese photos, taken by Julian Clark at Ropley, show 53808 in service on Friday 9 October. The gala continues until... View Article
Trust adds Philip Fowler’s S&D cine film to its collection
Leave your thoughtsPhilip Fowler along with his friend Ken Barter filmed and sound-recorded the S&D during its last few months of operation.... View Article
Trust’s peat railway vehicles in action at Westonzoyland Bank Holiday gala
Leave your thoughtsThe Steam on the Levels gala took place at the Westonzoyland Pumping Station Museum on Bank Holiday Monday, 29 August.... View Article
Shoscombe & Single Hill Halt nameboards move back to the northern half of the S&D
Leave your thoughtsAmongst the many S&D artefacts saved by the Trust are the two original concrete nameboards from Shoscombe & Single Hill... View Article
Kilmersdon in steam once again!
Leave your thoughtsFollowing the boiler inspector passing Kilmersdon on the stage 2 boiler exam, it was time to ‘give it a go’!... View Article