SOMERSET STEAM TRAINS

WEST SOMERSET RAILWAY - BISHOPS LYDEARD STATION.

I was asked by two members of the Phoenix Centre in Watchet to make a video showing what is going on there currently and to relate some of its history. A new simulation game promises to combine the laid-back world of steam trains on the West Somerset Railway with the high-octane world of computers. Unwind behind a steam train on the West Somerset Railway, an ideal day out for all the family in Somerset. Take a ride through the beautiful Somerset countryside in our original steam-hauled trains, and relax among the sights and sounds of an old-style country branch line. The East Somerset Railway runs through the Mendip Hills on a 5-mile round trip. Fri 13th July - Sun 15th July - Somerset steam fair, Langport, Somerset. the majority of that time on photographing his other great passion - steam trains. Issue 1 - August 2002 Issue 2 - September 2002. Issue 3 - October 2002 Issue 4 - November 2002. Click on the signal to visit the WSR Site.

WSR :: WEST SOMERSET RAILWAY :: PICTURES AND NEWS.

Getting Steamed up in the UK! Images from West Somerset Railway and others Created: 11 November 2000. With the exception of one steam diagram, all trains will be sel hauled. West Somerset Railway . Travel 20 miles through picturesque Somerset coast and countryside perhaps stopping off at one of our 10 stations en-route. An old photograph taken in the early 1960s of a steam train at Ilminster Railway Station, Somerset. West Somerset Railway Spring Steam Trains. This is a Past Event and has been Archived. Steam into Spring on the West Somerset Railway. The East Somerset Railway runs through the Mendip Hills on a 5-mile round trip. Steam through the rolling Mendip countryside on a day out at the East Somerset Railway. Offers a chance to see main line steam being serviced. Regular steam train days with public rides on 300 yard demonstration line.

TRAIN BUFFS: 'SOMERSET RAILWAYS' BY COLIN MAGGS; AND 'STEAM TRAINS.

this is the first main line steam locomotive to be built in this country for nearly five decades – and it’s currently visiting West Somerset. The East Somerset Railway line runs through the Mendip hills near Shepton Mallet. The West Somerset Railway (WSR) is a 22.75-mile (36.6 km) heritage railway line in Somerset, England. It operates services using both heritage steam and sel trains. the words of legendary railway photographer, Ivo Peters, best known for his unforgettable shots of the Somerset Dorset Joint Railway. TRAIN SERVICES RESUME on the West Somerset Railway, after the 2009/2010 Winter break. West Somerset Railway from Bishops Lydeard to Minehead on the coast. The West Somerset Railway, (Steam and vintage sel trains) runs from Minehead to Bishops Lydeard, (Taunton on special days). 15 May - West Somerset Railway, The Railway Station, Bishops Lydeard, near Taunton. Welcome Enjoy a relaxed, unhurried and civilised journey on a steam train here at the East Somerset Railway. The majestic steam engine has been around for over 200 years.

URL: http://www.bishopslydeard.org.uk