Press Releases / Statements

Jon Jones-Pratt, Chairman of WSR Plc, has issued an end of season message: It is the time of the year when we start looking forward

The Minutes of the Trust’s Board Meeting of 14 November 2019 have been published. Click here to open the document. A link can also be

James Pearson has been nominated by the Steam Trust Board as our young representative for this year’s Lord Faulkner Award hosted by the HRA for

Another fascinating acquisition for the Gauge Museum, provided by our friends at Taunton station. A set of GWR letter boxes from Taunton station is now

Work on museum refurbishment has revealed the two goods shed doors at the Minehead end of the shed.  These allowed unloaded wagons to be staged

On 19 November 2019, during a meeting of the Museum HLF Project Group, our Trust Chairman Chris Austin presented a certificate awarded by the British

Would you like to help the Steam Trust to develop its education and learning programme through our National Lottery Heritage Fund Project? If so, come

The West Somerset Railway Association and West Somerset Steam Railway Trust’s ‘Rail Renewal’ appeal is now over the £75,000 mark and so 30% of the

In the Gauge Museum we put together and labelled some parcels and loaded them on the train to recreate the railway scene of the 1950s

This weekend come along to the Gauge Museum on Platform One at Bishops Lydeard and try out our brand-new Gala Goods Trail. The museum is

News of a ‘Steam and Scream Spooktacular’ at Watchet – a community event at Watchet Station and Watchet Esplanade – wickedly wonderful Halloween fun during

The Draft Minutes of the meeting of the Trustees held on 3 September 2019 are now available to download.