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 ballast.

Lots and lots of ballast.

Ballast is purchased by the lorry load but we are asking for donations of £14 to buy a single bag of ballast.  A lorry load is about 40 bags (20 tonnes).

WSRA has already purchased 2 lorry loads this Winter and we are aiming to purchase another 6 lorry loads of ballast, which now cost around £560 per load.

Please will you help this winter by buying a bag of ballast for only £14.

If 40 people buy a bag of ballast we can buy a whole lorry load of ballast.  If 240 people did that we would have 6 lorry loads.  Please help us to keep the trains running on the West Somerset Railway.

To learn more Visit our BALLAST FUNDRAISING PAGE

To learn more about the Rail Renewal fund and programme of works visit our RAIL RENEWAL PAGE.

For more information:

Jacquie Green WSRA General Manager – E: jacquie.green@wsra.org.uk

Geoff Garfield WSRA Chair – E: geoff.garfield@wsra.org.uk