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D7523 was based on the West Somerset Railway from 30 April 1996 until it moved to the Epping Ongar Railway in September 2011. [169] Class 14: D9551 1968 1981 - 2003 One of three Class 14s that have been based on the West Somerset Railway at various times, D9551 arrived in June 1981 after having been in industrial service at Corby Steelworks. [170]
Isle of Wight Steam Railway: 1975- Kettering Vintage Rally & Steam Fayre [19] Kettering, Northamptonshire: 2000- Knowl Hill Steam Rally: Knowl Hill, Berkshire: c1969-2004 Lincolnshire Steam and Vintage Rally [20] Lincolnshire: 23rd year (2008) Market Bosworth Steam Rally: Cadeby, Leicestershire: Netley Marsh Steam and Craft Fair [21] Netley ...
The West Somerset Railway (WSR) is a 22.75-mile (36.6 km) heritage railway line in Somerset, England.The freehold of the line and stations is owned by Somerset Council.The railway is leased to and operated by West Somerset Railway plc (WSR plc), which is supported and minority-owned by the West Somerset Railway Association (WSRA) charitable trust and the West Somerset Railway Heritage Trust ...
The station buildings have been restored and the waiting room on the westbound platform was converted to a railway museum, opening in 1986 under the auspices of the West Somerset Railway Steam Trust. Staffing is provided by the Friends of Blue Anchor Railway Museum, who also undertake fundraising activities.
At the far end of the station yard is a pre-fabricated building that is used for steam locomotive and coach overhauls by the West Somerset Railway Association, the volunteer supporters of the West Somerset Railway; it was originally erected at Swindon Works in 1899 and is Grade II listed [2] and was donated by Tarmac Ltd following the closure ...
Norton Fitzwarren railway station is an untimetabled station on the West Somerset Railway in Somerset, England. It was built in 2009 about 1 ⁄ 4 mile (0.4 km) north of the site of the old (Norton Fitzwarren) station that served the village of Norton Fitzwarren from 1873 until 1961. There were fatal railway accidents in the vicinity in 1890 ...
2994 and 2996 were purchased from Longbridge in 1973 for use on the West Somerset Railway. Initially stored at Taunton, Victor was the first locomotive used on West Somerset Railway, and from December 1975 along with GWR 6412 worked service trains once the West Somerset re-opened in 1976. Vulcan was brought into service the following year.
Washford is the second highest station on the line and is situated in a gap between the coastal cliffs and the Brendon Hills.It is accessed by two very steep inclines for steam trains – climbing up from Blue Anchor trains face a 1 mile (1.6 km) section at 1 in 65 (1.5%), the steepest on the line.