Photos from the Annual Special Train, Sunday 7 July
8 July 2019. Here is a selection of photos from the Annual Special Train with 53808. Most of the photos were taken at Minehead and include the former S&D staff who came to see 53808…
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A weekend with our S&D 7F, No. 53808 – 6/7 July
4 July 2019 A weekend with our S&D 7F, No. 53808 – 6/7 July: – On display at Washford on Saturday. – On our Annual Special Train on Sunday with late availability bookings…
Washford Beer Festival on today – with evening bus service Friday/Saturday
20 June 2019 The Beer Festival shortly after opening on Thursday. [Photo by Dave Temple] The Beer Festival at Washford is on from today until Saturday, during the Diesel Gala. Why not drop in? More…
Remembering Ivo Peters, 30 years on
Ivo Peters' death on 7 June 1989 marked the end of an era, in S&D terms. On our Facebook page, we have a short clip with Ivo telling an amusing story about a visit to…
Wide selection of ales at the Washford Beer Festival, 20-22 June, during the Diesel Gala
20 May 2019. Taking place during the Diesel Gala – from Thursday 20 June to Saturday 22 June – the Beer Festival will once again be held in the workshops at the Trust's base at…
Trust AGM on Saturday 4 May
2 May 2019 If you're a member of the Trust, don't forget the AGM which is on Saturday 4 May at Edington Village Hall, Somerset TA7 9HA. The hall is open at 12.00 noon with…
West Somerset Railway running through Washford once again
19 April 2019 The West Somerset Railway is once again running trains through Washford as from today – Good Friday – and our shop & museum are open… see the Facebook announcement below.
Our Spring magazine is another great read
Our Spring magazine is out now with plenty of S&D reading and photos – why not join us? Contents: BR's 1960 deliberation on S&D through traffic: the S&D went from investment to plans for complete…
A great evening at the Heritage Railway Association Annual Awards
We had a great evening at the Heritage Railway Association Awards on Saturday 9 February. Although we didn't win our category with the restoration of Coach 4, it was good to meet so many other…
Sale on now in our online shop
Many items are currently at reduced prices in our online shop; this year's calendar, mugs, coasters, working timetables and so on. While you're there, why not have a look through our selection of books and…