Press Releases / Statements

The Minutes of the Trust’s Board Meeting of 16 January 2020 have been published. Click here to open the document. A link can also be

All hands to the pumps!  A concerted attack is made on the museum walls, with (R to L) Paul Conibeare, Matthew Loate and Alan Meade

The picture shows the author and broadcaster Christian Wolmar (right) who presented the Heritage Railway Association awards in Birmingham on 8 February 2020 with  James

As the weeks and weekends go by, we are making good progress with the refurbishment of the Gauge Museum at Bishops Lydeard Station. As the

The museum has been emptied and being prepared for internal painting.  The scaffolding provides a new perspective from track level looking towards Minehead.  Note the exposed

The Board of Trustees is delighted to be able to announce the appointment of Alan Smithers as the new substantive Curator of the Museum at

The West Somerset Steam Railway Trust Chairman, Chris Austin, presenting the West Somerset Railway Chairman, Jonathan Jones-Pratt, with a cheque for £35,000 as a contribution

The pictures show a different aspect of the Gauge Museum roof, a view not seen by very many. The museum has now been scaffolded throughout

Following 12 months of hard work by its Project Team and volunteers, the Steam Trust is pleased to be able to publish the proposals for

Some very good news to update last week’s post as James Pearson has passed through the preliminary rounds in the HRA competition and is now

The Trust has just published issue No 13 of the West Somerset Steam Railway Trust Newsletter for December 2019. Available as a PDF document here

The Steam Trust is delighted to be able to recognise the generosity of Jeremy Hooper who has donated £20,000 through the Trust to this year’s