Washford Opening Dates October 2017
We aim to open the Museum & Shop on as many days as possible the WSR is running timetabled services. If travelling by train please check that the Washford board has been put out at…
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Former stationmaster to unveil Midford station info. panel
On Saturday 29th July at 12.30pm, an information panel will be unveiled at Midford station by Keith Cooper, the former stationmaster. All are welcome! The Landslide Ukulele Band will be playing a variety of railway…
53808 & 53809 side-by-side at Minehead… an unusual sight!
Nowadays, the ex-S&D 7Fs 53808 (owned & restored by the S&DRT) and 53809 are often pictured working together… but it's less usual to see them on the opposite faces of an island platform – and…
The Trust’s annual Special Train on Saturday 8th July
Join us on Saturday 8th July for the Trust's annual Special Train running from Bishop's Lydeard to Minehead and back. There are plenty of unreserved seats available, no booking is required and the adult fare…
Information boards about the S&D line have been springing up in various places recently
Information panels about the S&D line have been springing up in various locations recently… with a little help from the S&DRT. In March, two panels were installed in Blandford as part of the Trust's S&D50…
Dorchester Area Group July Meeting
The next meeting of the Dorchester Area Group takes place on Friday 28th July at 19.30 in the Colliton Club, Dorchester, opposite the County Hall. The speaker will be Colin Stone.
A talk on the politics of the S&D closure by Colin Divall
Professor Colin Divall will be giving a talk entitled The Puffing Billy of the hedgerows: the politics of the Somerset & Dorset railway closure, ca 1955-66 on Tuesday 13th June. The Somerset & Dorset’s closure…
Summer edition of Pines Express magazine is a great read!
Our latest magazine has some great reading and photographic material – why not join us for your quarterly copy; just click on 'Membership' above. Contents: Reflections on the S&D – by the S&DRT Northern Area…
Washford Museum & shop July Opening Dates
We aim to open the Museum & Shop on as many days as possible the WSR is running timetabled services. If travelling by train please check that the Washford board has been put out at…
Small locomotive weekend at Washford – 28/29 May
The Somerset and Dorset Railway Trust small locomotive weekend at Washford. Come and see Peckett 1788 (Kilmersdon) and Andrew Barclay 1210 (Caledonia Works) working together for the first time. Plus SDJR coach 4 and freshly…