Spring Steam Gala announced with exciting headliners coming to West Somerset
The West Somerset Railway has given its thanks the owners of 45596 for agreeing to its hire for the Gala. Advanced tickets for the event can be purchased from www.west-somerset-railway.co.uk or by ...
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West Somerset Railway’s 80-year-old express steam locomotive
The West Somerset Railway has its ongoing planning in place for one of its major events during the year of Railway200 festivities.
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Railway 200: Celebrating railroading’s bicentennial
In 2025, the United Kingdom celebrates Railway 200, a massive public awareness campaign marking 200 years of railroading ...
Support for steam railway after embankment slide
A heritage railway has thanked its supporters for donations after a landslip on Wednesday forced it to close part of the line. The Severn Valley Railway said it had received more than £4,000 overnight ...
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Four new-build steam locomotives to appear at Bluebell Railway gala
Four impressive new-build steam locomotives will shine a spotlight on the new chapter of railway preservation. 2999 Lady of Legend on the West Somerset Railway // Credit: RailAdvent It is thought the ...
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West Somerset Railway’s 80-year-old express steam locomotive
THE West Somerset Railway has its ongoing planning in place ... This evokes the days of steam when trains from the London Midland Region of British Railways, many hauled by ‘Jubilee’ class ...
Britain’s trains weren’t working – so we set up our own railway line
Let down by unreliable services from mainstream firms, a co-operative in Somerset hopes to run community-led trains that work ...