Leaving card for 53808 on last day of normal service
The Trust’s S&D 7F No. 53808 had the last day in normal service today… and in a touching gesture, some of those who have worked on 53808 at the Watercress Line filled in a ‘leaving…
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53808 on Watercress Line goods charter
Taken in the late afternoon mellow light of the sun, the Trust’s S&D 7F No. 53808 is seen here on a goods charter between Ropley and Alresford on the Watercress Line on Friday 3 November…
‘Kilmersdon’ returns to home territory, running at Midsomer Norton
Our 1929-built Peckett – named ‘Kilmersdon’ after the colliery where the loco was originally based – is now at the ‘S&D at Midsomer Norton’ until the new year. The loco was pictured here on a…
Shoscombe & Single Hill Halt name board goes full circle and returns to Shoscombe…with a little help from the S&DRT
Originally rescued by the Trust after the closure of the S&D and displayed for 40 years at Washford, one of the original concrete nameboards from Shoscombe & Single Hill Halt – opened in 1929 –…
L&SWR ‘Road Van’ resplendent in new paintwork
Thanks to the Medstead Wagon Group at the Watercress Line, we now have a repainted Road Van looking resplendent. This vehicle dates from 1900 and was restored initially by our volunteers at Washford in the…
Two of our S&D coaches dating from the 1890s move to Shillingstone
This week, our two unrestored S&D coaches – No. 114, built at Highbridge in 1890 and No. 98, built by Cravens in 1894 but very similar to the Highbridge vehicles – arrived at Shillingstone right…
Success of ‘Kilmersdon’ and availability for hire
As members will know, our Peckett 0-4-0ST Kilmersdon has been successfully fully overhauled at the Ropley workshops of the Mid-Hants Watercress Line. The engine entered service in August 2022 and was an immediate ‘hit’ with…
Announcement of loan agreement between S&DRT and NDR
The Somerset & Dorset Railway Trust and the North Dorset Railway, Shillingstone are pleased to announce that a formal loan agreement has been reached which will lead to a number of the S&DRT’s rolling stock…
Trust receives G A Richardson’s S&D and Southern railway photographs
The S&DRT is delighted to receive by donation around 1000 railway photographs taken by Anthony Richardson, a talented photographer whose first railway interest was the Somerset & Dorset line. Our photo shows Mrs. Richardson handing…
53808 in launch of Watercress Line’s 2022 Steam Illuminations
Running from Friday 18 November until 7 January, this season’s illuminations services can be booked from either Alresford or Alton with a variety of departure times. Plus, on selected trains, the already-magical experience will be…