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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 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.
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.
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 .
The station is one of the best-preserved on the Somerset and Dorset line since the railway's closure in 1966. It opened on Monday 31 August 1863 and closed just over a century later on Sunday 6 March 1966. The station is undergoing extensive restoration by the Shillingstone Station Project, supported by the North Dorset Railway Trust. [12] The ...
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 ...
City of Glasgow Union Railway: 1966 Shillingstone: Somerset and Dorset Railway: 1966 Shilton: LNWR: 1957 Shincliffe: NER: 1941 Shincliffe Town: North Eastern Railway: 1893 Shipley and Windhill: GNR: 1931 Shipley Gate: Midland Railway: 1948 Shipston-on-Stour: GWR: 1929 Shipton-on-Cherwell Halt: GWR: 1954 Shirdley Hill: Lancashire and Yorkshire ...
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 ...