WSRA News
4561 Brake Gear Refitted
Pictures by Matt Healey WSRA's Small Prairie Tank 4561 has taken another step forward with the brake gear being refitted. The chassis is currently being worked on by the WSR's Williton Team. This work needs funding please could you help to keep up this progress moving...
TSO 4911 Update
Coach 4911 progress in the last fortnight includes: The east end has been completely re-built with new flexitors, new wooden headset, new arch, new rubber diaphragm held in place with new clamping strips, new treadplate, refurbished gangway with new anti-friction pads...
West Somerset Railway Association AGM – 26 September 2026
At the West Somerset Railway Association Annual General Meeting on Saturday 26 September 2026, Edward Martin was re-elected as Chair, with Mike Lanning re-elected as Vice Chair. The AGM also confirmed the Association’s new Board of Trustees, bringing together a...
Synopsis of the Trustees’ Meeting held on 14th September 2026
80064 Goes Orange!
More news from Cranmore on 80064
Work continues on 80064 Chassis at Cranmore All set for the water blasting of the frames, tanks, bunker, wheels, bogie and pony truck. Everything has been moved outside. Once blasted, it will all be given a coat of primer. Meanwhile, inside the workshop, the smokebox...
Visit WSRA at Dunster Show on Friday 21st August
The West Somerset Railway Association will have an information stand at the Dunster Show on Friday August 21st. Drop by to see us and learn about how the WSRA supports England's longest heritage railway with carriages and steam locomotives being overhauled and funds...
Synopsis of the Trustees’ Meeting held on 10th August 2026
More Progress on 80064
Words & Pictures: Steve Masters The bogie has now been stripped and the wheels rolled out ready for blasting. The centre bolster didn’t look like it had been apart since BR days. Elsewhere lots of cleaning was happening on the many bits already removed. This work...
WSRA Standard 4, 80064 Chassis Restoration Moves Forward
Work continues on 80064 Chassis at Cranmore The frames are nearly fully stripped of components ahead of being blasted and primed. Work has also started in removing the driving horn blocks from the frames. The water has got in between the frame and the top portion and...