West Somerset Railway Association

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Restoring the WSRA’s steam locomotives

Restoring the WSRA’s steam locomotives

We have confirmed that the WSRA plans to restore both 4561 and 80064 to steam on the WSR, with the work being done at Williton, as far as possible. We are now able to update members on the plans. After a good deal of thought and planning, the Association and the WSR...
WSRA Trustee meeting report 11 March 2024

WSRA Trustee meeting report 11 March 2024

The WSRA Trustees met on Monday 11 March in Williton.  Amongst the items discussed were: Previous Meeting – The minutes of the previous meeting on 12 February were approved as an accurate record with one amendment. Governance – three new and/or updated policies were...
WSRA Trustee meeting report 11 March 2024

WSRA Trustee meeting report 8 January 2023

The WSRA Trustees met on Monday 08 January in Williton and by TEAMS.  Amongst the items discussed were: Previous Meeting – The minutes of the previous meeting on 11 December were approved as an accurate record, with one amendment. Board Awayday – Trustees agreed to...
WSRA provides ballast for the West Somerset Railway

WSRA provides ballast for the West Somerset Railway

Thanks to donations received, the WSRA has provided 2 lorry loads (40 tonnes) of ballast for the West Somerset Railway.   The ballast was delivered to Dunster Yard on Monday 8th January and is ready for use over the winter as the infrastructure teams get to work on...
80064 comes to the WSRA

80064 comes to the WSRA

 The West Somerset Railway Association is delighted to announce that the present owners of BR Standard Class 4MT locomotive 80064 have decided to gift it to the West Somerset Railway Association. The West Somerset Railway is Britain’s longest standard gauge heritage...
WSRA provides ballast for the West Somerset Railway

WSRA relaunches ‘Buy a bag of Ballast’ campaign for 2023-2024

Each winter the WSR Infrastructure team undertakes a programme of work on the track.  This includes everything from a complete relay of a section of track to spot repairs. Repairs are also carried out throughtout the year, as necessary. For all of this work they need...