S&DRT Dorchester Area Group celebrates 30 years and 300 meetings
This year has already seen one significant 30th anniversary marked – that of the return to steam of our restored S&D 7F, No. 53808 – only to be followed by another: 30 years of the…
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November Dorchester Area Group Meeting
The November meeting of the Dorchester area group will take place in the Dorset Room of the Colliton Club, Dorchester at 7.30 on the 24th. The speaker will be Brian Jackson who will be giving…
Free current magazine with our latest edition S&D booklet.
We've recently reprinted our great intro. to the S&D, a 48-page A5 booklet full of archive photos and an excellent read. It's great value at £2.50 but to tempt you further, we'll add a current…
Recent work on ex-Royal Ordnance Factory shunter at Washford
New starter motor being fitted to Andrew Barclay ROF No. 578 locomotive at Washford. The ex-Royal Ordnance Factory shunter is owned by the West Somerset Railway and is on long-term hire to the Trust, the…
The WSR Autumn Steam Gala
The West Somerset Railway's Autumn Steam Gala ran from Thursday 5th to Sunday 8th October and featured a variety of locomotives. Here's a short video of the gala as seen from our Washford base on…
Busy day at Washford fitting steam heating to ‘Kilmersdon’
Busy day at Washford fitting steam heating to our Peckett 'Kilmersdon'. This will enable the locomotive to go on hire on passenger services at other heritage lines over the winter. All work has…
Trust’s photo collection to be made available online
The S&D Railway Trust has an archive of several thousand S&D images, which are steadily being scanned. We will shortly start offering those for which we hold all rights on our new online shop. It…
Somerset Coalfields Remembered at Washford – 5th to 8th October
This event will be at our base at Washford railway station on the West Somerset Railway and on the A39, TA23 0PP, taking place between Thursday 5th and Sunday 8th October – during the WSR…
Make sure of your copy of our 2018 calendar
2018 may seem a while off, but there's no better time to get hold of our 2018 calendar, the sale of which benefits three S&D Trusts – ourselves, Midsomer Norton & Shillingstone. As per this…
The Autumn edition of our magazine has a distinctive 53808 bias!
With 53808 now having spent 30 years in Trust service, the Autumn edition of our magazine has a distinctive 53808 bias! There's a good read to be had, as follows: First up, Ted Goater contrasts…