The sales list for the Winter edition of our magazine is now available and has a wide selection to tempt the S&D enthusiast in the run-up to Christmas. We've S&D-related DVDs, books, coasters, sweatshirts and…
Looking rather like a very large set-square, the picture shows one of our Whitaker Gauges in use at our Washford museum. The Whitaker apparatus – patented by Alfred Whitaker in 1905 whilst he was Locomotive Superintendent of…
Brian McDermott writes, “The Wishlist Poll will be running from 15 October to 3 November at: www.rmweb.co.uk. This annual poll provides an easy and enjoyable way for modellers and collectors to indicate to the major…
Our Autumn magazine is out now with another 40 pages of S&D interest. Contents include: – Informative articles; Shillingstone station and how WW1 turned Milldown near Blandford into a hub of S&D activity. – Modelling…
Starting on Friday 21 September at 9 pm and running for six episodes is a new series on Channel 5 called 'Walking Britain's Lost Railways'. The fifth programme covers the S&D and includes an interview…
Sights & sounds at Washford during the 40s weekend on the West Somerset Railway from Somerset & Dorset Railway Trust on Vimeo. Here's a quick look around at Washford on 15 September when we were…
His S&D colleagues have today announced the sad news of the passing of George Tucker on Sunday 2 September. George was 100 years old and the oldest surviving S&D driver. His funeral is at Haycombe…
Here's a great video featuring several minutes of footage of our S&D 7F No. 53808 in action hauling 10 carriages. The train was the West Somerset Steam Express from London Paddington to Minehead on 18…
Seven S&D No.1, first-in-series books signed by Prince Michael of Kent, Phil Collins, Michael Eavis, Tony Christie… and S&D staff are now on sale! He's very much a legend of pop music and has seen…
West Country class 34046 'Braunton' is currently appearing as 34052 'Lord Dowding' and looked magnificent when pictured passing our museum and workshops at Washford on Tuesday 21st August. 34046 will be seen in this guise…