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West Somerset Railway: Network Rail . 165 mi 20 ch: 265.94 km . ... This is a route-map template for the West Somerset Railway, a UK heritage railway.
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 ...
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 ...
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 .
The West Somerset Mineral Railway opened in 1857 to carry iron ore from the Brendon Hills to the harbour at Watchet, [40] and the West Somerset Railway connected it with the main railway network in 1862. [39] In 1858 the Somerset Central Railway opened as part of a project to link Wales with France by way of a jetty near Burnham-on-Sea railway ...
Both lines were operated by the Bristol and Exeter Railway which became a part of the Great Western Railway (GWR) in 1876. The Minehead Railway was taken over by the Great Western in 1897, [3] but the West Somerset Railway remained an independent company until 1922 when it too was absorbed by the Great Western.
Rail Map Online. "The line and its history". Disused Stations. "A walk on the West Somerset Mineral Railway". Friends of the West Somerset Railway. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. "West Somerset Mineral line inclines". Dr. Mark Hows. "West Somerset Mineral Railway". Industrial Railway Record. "West Somerset Mineral Railway". Exmoor ...
Pages in category "West Somerset Railway" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...