Hastings DEMU tour to the Cotswolds and Exmoor Posted on June 1, 2026 by Guest authors The Branch Line Society has announced the Cotswold and Exmoor Explorer rail tour to be hauled by a Hastings DEMU on 18th July.
Bishops Lydeard Castle Cary Frome Hanwell Hungerford London London Paddington Mainline Steam Minehead Newbury Pewsey Reading Slough Somerset Taunton West Ealing West Somerset Railway Westbury Steam locomotive to pass through Reading this Saturday Guest authors July 19, 2024 0 LMS Black 5 No. 44871 is to pass through Reading this Saturday (20th July) as it hauls a special to Minehead.
Bishops Lydeard Class 52 D1015 Diesel and Electric Preservation Group Norton Fitzwarren Rail News Somerset standard gauge West Somerset Railway Western Champion Williton Class 52 is first guest locomotive announced for Somerset diesel festival Guest authors March 13, 2025 0 The West Somerset Railway has announced the first guest locomotive to appear at its Summer Diesel Festival from 5th to 7th June.
Bishops Lydeard Blue Anchor Caledonia Works GWR 0-6-0 No. 813 GWR 813 Preservation Fund Minehead Port Talbot Railway Rail News Somerset standard gauge Taunton Model Railway Group Washford West Somerset Railway Williton Three industrial steam locomotives at West Somerset Railway’s Autumn Steam Weekend Guest authors October 14, 2025 0 This weekend’s Autumn Steam Weekend at the West Somerset Railway will feature three locomotives that spent much of their lives in industrial service.