The West Somerset Railway, which operates between Bishop's Lydeard and Minehead, was closed in 1971 but re-opened five years later. It operates a fleet of diesel and steam locomotives and is ...

The steam railway is a branch line of the old Great Western Railway and runs from Minehead to Bishops Lydeard. A trial scheme, linking the railway to the mainline, has also been announced.

West Somerset Railway has long been an integral part of Minehead. The iconic trains have ... is that the station will be able accept incoming steam charter trains from the national network ...

The Heritage Railway will then provide a steam locomotive that will haul the train to Minehead and back. The locomotive is otherwise known as the Jubillee class steam locomotive No.45596 Bahamas.

It's based at The Railway Station in Minehead, about an hour and 45 minutes ... a revival focusing on commuter services and summer steam trains for tourists from Taunton. Despite initial ...

In Brief: This is a circular walk that begins and ends at Minehead steam railway station. Start: Buses (28 from Taunton and 38 from Williton and Bridgwater) stop by the walk's start point.

Travelling by steam train evokes a hopeless sense of nostalgia for Britain's great, pioneering railway past ... ran between Taunton and Minehead. Closed in 1971, it was reopened in 1976 and ...

The West Somerset Railway has its ongoing planning in place with 4 days of 'diesel domination'  during the year of Railway200 festivities.

Choose from popular seaside resortsBournemouth, Minehead and Weymouth ... ‘TheWest Somerset Steam Express’ will join the West Somerset Railway (WSR), thelongest heritage railway in the ...