Press Releases / Statements

The Minutes of the latest Board Meeting held on 16 July 2020 are now available for download. The document can also be found on the

The West Somerset Steam Railway Trust is delighted to have received a £15,000 donation from the Peall Railway Trust. Trust chairman Chris Austin said ‘

The newly formed WSR Fundraising Group are issuing the attached document in order to assist the West Somerset Railway survive the effects of Covid 19.

The Minutes of the meeting of the Partnership Development Group held on 26 June 2020 are now available.

Welcome to Gauge Junction, the model railway situated in the Gauge Museum at Bishops Lydeard. It is hoped that this is the first in a

Briefing Partnership Development Group (PDG) has held its first meeting since 2018. PDG is an advisory and stakeholder body drawing together participants from all the

1 The Trust is grateful to John Bailey for the comprehensive report he has produced and the commendable speed with which it was produced. The

As part of its ongoing process to strengthen the Board and to continue with its programme of succession planning, the Trust is seeking expressions of

The West Somerset Steam Railway Trust welcomes the appointment of their Vice Chairman and Company Secretary Steve Williams to the PLC Board. Steve will continue

The first issue of ‘The Platform’ has an inevitable focus on the work the WSR Plc Board is doing to keep the railway in good

The Minutes of the Board of Trustees meeting held on 20 May 2020 are now available. Also available from the Documents page under the heading

After 29 years service to the WSR, the Trust will miss the support of Alan Meade who has retired as a Trustee and as leader