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The West Somerset Steam Railway Trust has published its latest Newsletter. Issue No. 11 includes:Statement from the West Somerset Railway PLC Board (The Chairman, West

The Minutes of the Board Meeting held on 14 November 2018 have been published. A link can be found on the Documents page.  

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Helen Anson as the new Learning Officer in support of the Gauge Museum HLF Project. Helen is

Work continues apace on BCK 6705, with all of the compartments virtually completed now, (basically they just await carpeting), work recently has very much concentrated

Pictures showing the progress on Collett BCK 6705 taken on Wednesday 17 October at Williton, a completed First and Third class compartment and the corridor.

At the Community Rail Awards in Glasgow on 4 October 2018, Steam Trust Chairman Chris Austin was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award by ScotRail

The West Somerset Steam Railway Trust has been awarded a Heritage Lottery Fund Grant to improve and enhance the Gauge Museum at Bishops Lydeard station

The West Somerset Railway Association and West Somerset Steam Railway Trust welcome the appointment of Jonathan Jones-Pratt as West Somerset Railway Plc Chairman on an

The West Somerset Forties Weekend on the 15th and 16th of September brought a steady flow of visitors into the Trust’s Gauge Museum at Bishops

Chris Austin writes about the passing of Peter Barnfield: “Founding member of the Blue Anchor Railway Museum, Peter Barnfield, passed away on 15 August after

The draft minutes of the Trust Board’s meeting held on 16 July 2018 have been published.

A few pictures taken by Geoff Evens on the morning of Friday 3 August 2018 while preparing the Trust’s coaches, 9038 and 6705, for the