News - West somerset railway
| Contact the news and picture editor. |
|
Themes ScotRail Trains Scottish Rail Holdings Nationalisation Caledonian MacBrayne CMAL ScotRail Tyne and Wear Metro COVID-19 RMT Politics Hospitality Ticketing Railfreight Recruitment Network Rail Rail Freight Group Glasgow Central
|
A rather special guest from Scotland is due to arrive in the West Country in May, to the delight of steam train enthusiasts.
(Permalink) 419 Caledonian Railway West Somerset Railway  Bo^ness: CR 0-4-4T No.419 pauses at the Bo'ness platform end on 5th August 2019. 60163 'Tornado' is in the shed yard.
|
|
The West Somerset Railway has announced that it has submitted proposals to Great Western Railway to run shuttles next Summer.
The proposals could see shuttle trains connecting Taunton and Bishops Lydeard on peak days during Summer 2019. This bid has been made to GWRs Customer & Communities Improvement Fund and is in competition with hundreds of others from around the Great Western Network. (Permalink) GWR West Somerset Railway  Minehead: Driver to photographer: Did you get my good side? D1010 Western Campaigner is ready at Minehead to return railtour passengers along the WSR to pick up their HST for Paddington.  Bishops Lydeard: An immaculate looking D6575 with a train at Bishops Lydeard on 2 September 2012.  Blue Anchor: 4160 arriving at Blue Anchor on the West Somerset Railway on 24 March. |
KML version
