The West Somerset Railway is looking for volunteers to help them prepare for their brand new running season over the coming weeks.
The new season begins at the end of March.
This heritage railway has a big programme of track renewals, permanent way work, a locomotive fleet to prepare, and a range of ROGS procedures and standards work to make sure the 19th-century line is up to 21st century standards.
There is a programme of coach painting under way.
When the railway coaches emerge from the paint shops, they will need a thorough clean:
- Windows internal and external
- Upholstery
- Tabletops
- Floors
- Lighting fitments
- Cobwebbing
- Lavatories
If you can help organise any of the above, please contact the WSR on marklsmith@btinternet.com
There is a lot of other opportunities to help the railway. At Minehead the general office is looking rather tired and could do with a lick of paint, please contact kerry.noble@wsrail.net if you would liek to help
Along the line, there are tasks everywhere, here are just a few. If no contact is listed, please email marklsmith@btinternet.com
- Minehead Station
- Repainting
- Weeding
- Dunster Goods Shed
- Clearing gutters
- Big repaint
- Contact: ieadmin@wsrail.net
- Dunster Station and Environs
- Help to tidy up the walkway and gates from station to Dunster Sea Lane Level Crossing.
- Blue Anchor
- Replacement of the historic board that says Beware of Catch Points and re-fix.
- Specialist work
- Contact: mark.smith@wsrail.net
- Washford
- Clear undergrowth from both Bridges
- Contact: ieadmin@wsrail.net
- Painting Platform White Line
- Contact: david@murky.net
- Clear undergrowth from both Bridges
- Williton
- Site tidy up
- Re-painting of Swindon Shed Doors
- Contact: ryan.pope@wsrestoration.co.uk
The remaining tasks are perfect for people who enjoy being out of doors:
- Stogumber
- Removal of old gardening sheds/ greenhouse
- Cutting back behind Platform to enable monitoring of slope.
- Painting Platform White Line
- Crowcombe
- Undergrowth removal from both overbridges
- Contact: ieadmin@wsrail.net
- Painting Platform White Line
- Contact: geoff.cross@btinternet.com
- Undergrowth removal from both overbridges
- Bishops Lydeard
- Loco Shed tidy up
- Contact: paul.fleet@wsrail.net
- Filling Potholes in Car Park
- Contact: keith.sandford@wsra.org.uk
- Assisting RAMs in Blackmore House.
- Loco Shed tidy up
- Norton Fitzwarren Triangle Site
- Painting Platform White Line and Site tidy up of track work (excluding Luffmans' Site!)
- Contact: ieadmin@wsrail.net
- P Way
- Blue Anchor Relay
- Help on site
- Wet Weather Gear required
- Contact: ieadmin@wsrail.net
- Blue Anchor Relay
- Engineering
- Help with 9351 at Williton
- Contact: ryan.pope@wsrestoration.co.uk
- Help with Carriages 4260 and 5002 currently in the workshop
- Help with 9351 at Williton
- Commercial
- – Help with Leaflet distribution around Somerset.
- Contact: sam.white@wsrail.net
- – Help with Leaflet distribution around Somerset.
- Scrap Trains
- Help on scrap trains to earn the railway some well-needed cash
- Contact: sec@wsrail.net
- Help on scrap trains to earn the railway some well-needed cash
For more information on any of the opportunities, please contact the West Somerset Railway.
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