RAILSCOT | West Somerset Railway

West Somerset Railway

Dates

/ /1857	West Somerset Railway Authorised.
/ /1859	West Somerset Railway Construction begins.
31/03/1862	West Somerset Railway Opened, operated by the Bristol and Exeter Junction Railway. There was no connection to the West Somerset Mineral Railway.
/10/1882	Minehead Railway West Somerset Railway Converted to standard gauge from broad gauge.
/ /1922	West Somerset Railway Great Western Railway West Somerset Railway absorbed by the Great Western.
/ /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.
/ /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.
28/08/1976	Minehead Railway West Somerset Railway Blue Anchor to Williton re-opened.
07/05/1978	West Somerset Railway Williton to Stogumber re-opened.
06/06/1979	West Somerset Railway Stogumber to Bishops Lydeard re-opened.
16/06/1990	West Somerset Railway Bishops Lydeard to Norton Fitzwarren re-opened.

Portions of line and locations

This line is divided into a number of portions.

Norton to Fitzwarren to Watchet

Norton Fitzwarren

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See also
Bristol and Exeter Railway
Devon and Somerset Railway

A Peak with a westbound service between Taunton and Norton Fitzwarren at Easter time in 1981. The train is about to pass over Silk Mill level ...
John McIntyre //1981

A class 47 about to take a Paddington bound train over Silk Mill level crossing just east of Norton Fitzwarren station at Easter time in 1981. ...
John McIntyre //1981

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Norton Fitzwarren [WSRA]

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Bishop's Lydeard

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While coming back to the train from the Bishop's Lydeard museum, on the opposite platform, I ground to a halt when my wheelchair got stuck on the ...
Caleb Abbott 11/07/2023

GWR Mogul 9315 heading for Bishops Lydeard, West Somerset Railway, on 30 May 2010. This 2-6-0 locomotive is a conversion from a GWR Large Prairie ...
Peter Todd 30/05/2010

GWR/BR 9351 at Bishop's Lydeard, West Somerset Rly, waiting to take the first train of the day out to Watchet and then return later. This engine ...
Peter Todd 31/05/2021

GWR/BR 2-6-0 9351 at Bishops Lydeard, West Somerset Railway, waiting to take the first train of the day out to Watchet and then return later. 31 May ...
Peter Todd 31/05/2021

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Crowcombe Heathfield

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GWR King Class 4-6-0 6024 'King Edwards I', seen at Crowcombe on the West Somerset Railway in March 2001.
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Peter Todd 31/03/2001

A pleasant spring day at Crowcombe Station on the West Somerset Railway on 13 April 2014. Nicely turned out GWR 4-6-0 no 6960 Raveningham Hall ...
Peter Todd 13/04/2014

92220 Evening Star, bringing a train into Crowcombe Heathfield Station on the West Somerset Railway, during a shower of rain on 19 March 1989. ...
Peter Todd 19/03/1989

70000 Britannia en route from Crowcombe to Williton on 19 March 2011. ...
Peter Todd 19/03/2011

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Stogumber

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Early morning at Stogumber before the first train of the day on the West Somerset Railway. Like other WSR stations this is an excellent period piece. ...
Mark Bartlett 15/09/2008

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Williton

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D1010, D6575 & D6566 stabled in the diesel depot at Williton out of use on 25 April 2017. ...
Peter Todd 25/04/2017

Scene at Williton on the West Somerset Railway on 8 September 2014. GWR 2-6-2T 4160 brings a train into the station en route to Minehead. ...
Peter Todd 08/09/2014