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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 ...
The old goods shed has been restored and is used as a visitor centre and museum called the Gauge Museum, run by the West Somerset Railway Heritage Trust, [8] its artefacts include a GWR sleeping car and the Trust's model railway layout. An adjacent building on the platform is home to the Taunton Model Railway Group’s model railway layout.
The rolling stock preserved on the West Somerset Railway is used to operate trains on the West Somerset Railway (WSR), a heritage railway in Somerset, England. There is a variety of preserved steam and diesel locomotives and diesel multiple units , passenger coaches and goods wagons.
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 ...
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 ...
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.
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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.