WSRA News
WSRA Trustee meeting report 8 June 2021
The WSRA Trustees met on Tuesday 8th June by remote conference call. Amongst the items discussed were: Minutes of the Previous meeting in May were approved and are available for members to view in the members section of this website. B&E Station Signs – The PLC...
WSR PLC launches new £1 million Emergency ‘SOS’ survival fund.
After the West Somerset Railway (WSR) had two formal appeals turned down following the recent rejection of its second round bid to the Government’s Department of Culture, Media and Sport’s (DCMS) Second Round for ‘Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage’ (CRFH) financial...
2021 Steam Rally Cancelled
2021 Rally CANCELLED The Rally team have been hoping that it would have been possible to go ahead with the 2021 Rally. We have now reached the time when we need to make a final decision. We have reviewed all the latest safety advice, and thought about the safety...
WSRA Trustee meeting report 11 May 2021
The WSRA Trustees met on Tuesday 11th May by remote conference call. Amongst the items discussed were: Minutes of the Previous meeting in April were approved and are available for members to view in the members section of this website. B&E Station Signs – the...
WSRA offers FREE volunteer membership
7th May 2021 marks 50 years of the WSRA supporting the railway and we think that’s worth celebrating. So we’re offering a FREE membership for 1 year to all working volunteers on the railway who are not yet WSRA members. Simply submit a photograph of yourself...
WSRA Trustee Meeting report 13 April 2021
The WSRA Trustees met on Tuesday 13th April by remote conference call. Amongst the items discussed were: Minutes of the Previous meeting in March were approved and are available for members to view in the members section of this website. B&E Station Signs -...
WSRA funded work goes ahead on Minehead Station culvert
Work to clean and inspect the culvert was planned for the 2019/2020 winter, but due to COVID-19 it did not go ahead at that time. This week, the contractors are on site and the WSRA has confirmed the commitment to pay for it. Photos show the tankers that were used to...
Significant milestone reached in the restoration of 4561
The team at Williton have this week lowered the cylinder assembly into position within the mainframes and having placed nuts and bolts through the main and extension frames the assembly was levelled and the crane slings removed.The opportunity was then taken to put...