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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 ...
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]
The West Somerset Mineral Railway was a standard gauge line in Somerset, England. [2] Originally expected to be 13 miles 420 yards (21.3 km) long [ 3 ] its length as built was 11 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (18.5 km), [ 1 ] with a 310-yard (280 m) branch to Raleigh's Cross Mine .
It is housed in the 1862, Victorian, former railway goods shed of Watchet railway station, which is today located on the heritage West Somerset Railway. The exhibits include several types of boats found locally and associated artefacts, photographs and charts, plus nets and other items associated with their use.
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 ...
Comberow was an intermediate station on the West Somerset Mineral Railway (WSMR), which was built primarily to carry iron ore from mines to Watchet harbour in Somerset, England. The line was unconnected to any other, though it passed under what is now the West Somerset Railway south of the town of Watchet.
It came to the Dartmouth Steam Railway in 2019 from the West Somerset Railway. [23] but in January 2020 was taken to the East Somerset Railway for restoration and will operate there for three years when restored. [24] It returned to operation in 2023. [citation needed] 4277 Hercules: GWR 4200: 2-8-0 T: 1920 2008 4277 was built in 1920 at ...