Steam locomotive 4612 set for West Somerset Railway visit
The West Somerset Railway has announced that 4612 will be visiting them for their Autumn Steam Gala. Pannier 57XX No.4612 will be visiting from the...
Update on steam locomotive 7802 Bradley Manor – Erlestoke Manor Fund...
Following events in July, Great Western Railway 78XX 'Manor' Class No.7802 "Bradley Manor" joins fellow fund-owned engine No.7812 "Erlesroke Manor" at Tyseley Locomotives Works. 7802...
Job Vacancies at the West Somerset Railway
The West Somerset Railway has announced two new roles that have become available for people looking for a job. The first job is a Catering...
Steam locomotive 7802 Bradley Manor withdrawn from service in Somerset
The Erlestoke Manor Fund has released a statement regarding their GWR Manor, 7802 Bradley Manor, which is currently at the West Somerset Railway. On Sunday...
Latest update on the overhaul of steam locomotive 9351
Now a complete locomotive, Great Western Railway Small Mogul No.9351 will soon begin 'running in' before fully entering traffic. 9351 As can be seen from the...
Steam locomotive 9466 for West Somerset Railway
Jonathan Jones Pratt (also known as JJP), the Chairman of the West Somerset Railway PLC, has announced that he has purchased Great Western Railway...
New book launched by the West Somerset Railway
When the former British Rail closed the once-bustling former Great Western Railway 25-mile branch line to Minehead from Taunton in 1971, a local businessman...
Class 33 locomotive to haul WSR services this Sunday
The West Somerset Railway has announced that the Class 33 Crompton D6566 will haul services on the West Somerset Railway. The services are planned...
First Class Pullman service available on the West Somerset Railway
The West Somerset Railway has announced that they have launched their First Class Pullman service on trains in 2019. Starting earlier this month, the railway...
Steam locomotive 7802 swaps railways with 6960
In an agreement between the Severn Valley Railway and the West Somerset Railway, 7802 'Bradley Manor' is destined to work on the WSR until...
EXCLUSIVE: The Duke – The Impossible Dream – Past, Present and...
Following on from this, we are delighted to announce that we have been contacted by The BR Class 8 Steam Locomotive Trust and they have provided us with an exclusive update on the history of the project, written by Trevor Tuckley. The update below is in its original unedited version