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The Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway (S&DJR, also known as the S&D, S&DR or SDJR), was an English railway line jointly owned by the Midland Railway (MR) and the London and South Western Railway (LSWR) that grew to connect Bath (in north-east Somerset) and Bournemouth (then in Hampshire; now in south-east Dorset), with a branch in Somerset from Evercreech Junction to Burnham-on-Sea and Bridgwater.
The 21st century has seen the station taken on by the Shillingstone Railway Project [7] (North Dorset Railway Trust or NDRT). The medium-term aim is to restore the current lease area ( 46 miles 58 + 1 ⁄ 2 chains (75.21 km ) to 46 mi 76 + 1 ⁄ 2 chains (75.57 km) from Bath Junction) which equates to 1,200 feet (366 m) of single track mainline ...
The New Somerset and Dorset Railway, formed in early 2009, aims to restore the complete line of the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway as a modern transport system for the 21st century. The group also has a heritage aspect, to encourage future use by steam specials , etc. Work is currently (December 2017) concentrated on five sites, Midford ...
An engine at Shillingstone Station in 2010. North Dorset Railway (previously known as the Shillingstone Station Project, the North Dorset Railway Trust and the Shillingstone Railway Project) is a heritage railway based at Shillingstone railway station on the former Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway in the United Kingdom. [1]
The proposal became a parliamentary bill, and the Bristol and North Somerset Railway Act 1863 (26 & 27 Vict. c. clxviii) received royal assent on 21 July 1863: it was to be called the Bristol and North Somerset Railway, with capital of £275,000 and borrowing powers of £91,000. [4] [5]
Pages in category "Former Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway stations" The following 39 pages are in this category, out of 39 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway: Original gauge: 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge: Preserved operations; Stations: Midsomer Norton South: Length: 1 mile (2 km) Commercial history; Opened: 1862: Closed: 1966: Preservation history; 1996: Somerset & Dorset Trackbed Trust signed a lease to start restoration of the station building and ...
The Somerset and Dorset Railway Trust had been based at Washford from 1976 to 2023. The Trust's collection at Washford contained relics of the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway (S&DJR), including station nameboards, lamps, tools, signalling equipment, tickets, photographs, handbills, rolling stock and steam locomotives. [ 4 ]