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Tag: Bishops Lydeard

A Class 117 DMU to join West Somerset fleet

6th January 2020 Sam Hewitt Diesel, News

AN OFFICIAL announcement is awaited from the West Somerset Railway following the arrival of DMBS No. W51354 at Bishops Lydeard on October 30.  It has been stored at RSS Wishaw since January 2018, together with DMS

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Western Cinderella awaits attention at Williton

29th August 2019 Sam Hewitt Diesel, Electric, News

THE Diesel & Electric Preservation Group’s Class 52 No. D1010 Western Campaigner is seen alone in Williton diesel depot, West Somerset Railway, on June 22.  For nearly a quarter of a century this loco, when in

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Broken piston sidelines Bradley Manor for ‘considerable period’ at West Somerset

22nd August 2019 Sam Hewitt News, Steam

COLLETT ‘Manor’ No. 7802 Bradley Manor has been withdrawn from traffic at the West Somerset Railway (WSR) after suffering a broken piston rod while in service on the line. The Erlestoke Manor Fund’s (EMF) 4-6-0 was

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Double-headed ‘Manors’ help WSR mark 40 years of steaming to Bishops Lydeard

13th July 2019 Sam Hewitt News, Steam

A FOURTEEN-coach train hauled by a pair of Collett ‘Manor’ 4-6-0s was the undoubted highlight of the West Somerset Railway’s 40th Anniversary gala on June 8-9. The event celebrated four decades since the ‘Wizzer’ returned

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Enhanced diesel loco services on West Somerset

1st July 2019 Sam Hewitt Diesel, News

CLASS 37 No. D6948 arrived at the West Somerset Railway (WSR) on April 29 for a two-month visit.  The privately owned loco is in the care of the Growler Group, based at Toddington on the Gloucestershire

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Highs and lows at the West Somerset

26th May 2019 Sam Hewitt Diesel, News, Steam

THE West Somerset Railway reopened on March 30 after a three-month winter closure.  There was much celebration, but a lot of work is required and money spent to bring the railway back its former glory.

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Vandals hit West Somerset Railway

7th May 2019 Gareth Evans Diesel, News, Steam

Estimated £1,000 worth of damage caused by smashed windows in Mk.1 carriage.

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‘Duke’ will return in 2020 – but only if £100,000 shortfall can be met

2nd April 2019 Sam Hewitt News, Steam

A FINANICIAL shortfall of more than £100,000 could delay the return to service of unique BR ‘8P’ Pacific No. 71000 Duke of Gloucester. This follows a series of unforeseen but necessary repairs were highlighted at Tyseley

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