West Somerset Railway Association

West Somerset Railway funding appeal hits the right notes!

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Gareth Evans

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3rd April 2020

Well-wishers have responded rapidly to the West Somerset Railway (WSR) plc’s urgent appeal for desperately-needed funds to help the 22-mile line heritage line get through the Coronavirus crisis.
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West Somerset Mogul 9351 returns to front-line service after overhaul at Williton

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Sam Hewitt

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27th August 2019

THE loss of on-hire No. 7802 Bradley Manor with a damaged cylinder casting (see separate story on p71) has been tempered somewhat for the West Somerset Railway with the return to service of 2-6-0 No. 9351. The GWR-inspired Mogul has been overhauled over a six-month period by the West Somerset Railway Association (WSRA) at Williton, and was…
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Restoration of West Somerset’s little-known diesel ‘shunter’

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Sam Hewitt

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27th March 2019

RUSTON & Hornsby 200793 of 1940 has been beautifully restored and is used as yard shunter by West Somerset Restoration, the commercial engineering arm of the West Somerset Railway Association at Williton. The 48DS-type arrived on the West Somerset Railway from South Wales in 2016, but as far as is known, has never made a…
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Another U-turn as WSR plc sells 4110 to Dartmouth line

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Sam Hewitt

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4th March 2019

THE saga surrounding the sale of West Somerset Railway (WSR)-based GWR 2-6-2T No. 4110 took another unexpected turn on February 3 when it was revealed the unrestored Large Prairie had been sold to the Dartmouth Steam Railway (DSR) at Paignton. The surprise announcement came just three weeks after the loco’s owner – West Somerset Railway…
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WSR plc Prairie will be sold to WSRA after volunteer buyout plan is rejected

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Sam Hewitt

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4th February 2019

HE West Somerset Railway plc has agreed to sell unrestored GWR 2-6-2T No. 4110 to the West Somerset Railway Association (WSRA), despite the latter not currently having the funds to pay for it. The move comes after rejection of a proposal to acquire the 1936-built Large Prairie made by a group of WSR staff and volunteers…
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West Somerset Railway Association

West Somerset Railway funding appeal hits the right notes!

West Somerset Mogul 9351 returns to front-line service after overhaul at Williton

Restoration of West Somerset’s little-known diesel ‘shunter’

Another U-turn as WSR plc sells 4110 to Dartmouth line

WSR plc Prairie will be sold to WSRA after volunteer buyout plan is rejected

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