Minehead Railway
Dates
| / /1865 | Minehead Railway Authorised. |
| / /1870 | Minehead Railway Company dissolved. |
| / /1871 | Minehead Railway Company re-formed. |
| 16/07/1874 | Minehead Railway Opened, operated by the Bristol and Exeter Railway. |
| /10/1882 | Minehead Railway
West Somerset Railway Converted to standard gauge from broad gauge. |
| / /1897 | Minehead Railway
Great Western Railway Minehead Railway absorbed by the Great Western Railway. |
| / /1933 | Minehead Railway
West Somerset Railway Number of passing loops increased from 4 to 6 to accommodate tourist traffic. |
| / /1934 | Minehead Railway
West Somerset Railway Dunster to Minehead doubled, tablet exchangers installed. |
| / /1936 | Minehead Railway
West Somerset Railway Norton Fitzwarren to Bishops Lydeard doubled. |
| / /1962 | Minehead Railway Butlin holiday camp opened at Minehead. |
| / /1966 | Minehead Railway
West Somerset Railway Dunster to Minehead double track operated as two one engine in steam branches, Minehead signal box closed. |
| / /1970 | Minehead Railway
West Somerset Railway Junction changed from Norton Fitzwarren to Silkmill Crossing, the branch running parallel to the main line to the junction. |
| 04/01/1971 | Minehead Railway West Somerset Railway Line closed. |
| 28/03/1976 | Minehead Railway Minehead to Blue Anchor re-opened as the West Somerset Railway [Preserved] . |
| 28/08/1976 | Minehead Railway West Somerset Railway Blue Anchor to Williton re-opened. |
Portions of line and locations
This line is divided into a number of portions.
Watchett to Minehead
Now a preserved railway, this was a passenger and goods line from an end on junction at Watchett to Minehead.
Peter Todd 24/03/2008
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Colin Alexander 02/09/2012
Colin Alexander 02/09/2012
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Doug Nicholls /07/1970
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Peter Todd 19/03/2011
Peter Todd 19/03/2011
Mark Bartlett 17/05/2014
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Peter Todd 26/09/2020
Peter Todd 26/09/2020
Ian Dinmore 06/06/2002
Ken Strachan 13/05/2017
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