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News from August 2005...


				• More Gala details...


				Joining BR Class 8 4-6-2 no 71000 "Duke Of Gloucester" and newly restored ex-LNWR Super D 0-8-0 no 49395 will be ex-London and South Western Beattie Well Tank 2-4-0WT no 30587 which will be working lightweight passenger trains between Minehead and Blue Anchor on 29 and 30 September 30 and Minehead-Dunster trip freight workings on the Saturday and Sunday. Passenger accommodation will be limited on the 2-4-0WT�s passenger workings will be limited - and travel will be restricted to holders of Rover Tickets only. More Gala details... 23 August 2005 Details from WSR Plc


				• Another Crompton...


				The Preserved Diesels website reports the final Class 33 of the five made available by HNRC earlier in the year has been sold and will be moving to the Williton Diesel Depot on the West Somerset Railway. No 33057 is expected to arrive at Williton at the end of the month. It will become a source of spares for sister loco no 33048 which is in regular WSR service. We also understand the loco is now owned by a private individual. 22 August 2005 Details from Preserved Diesels and local correspondents


				• September through trains...


				The Class 67 hauled Hertfordshire Rail Tours charter from London on the 17 September still has a few seats available for anyone wishing to visit the Railway and Beer Festival. . The following weekend on 24 September there is a Wolverhampton to Minehead Heartland Rail railtour featuring two Class 47 locomotives... 17 August 2005 Details from WSR Plc


				• Cutting Back...


				The Cutting Back team continue to make progress from Turks and are now on the home straight leading toward Stogumber - the whistle board in the distance is about twelve months away but the sight of the board is a significant morale boost and a spur to reach Stogumber. This will complete the whole running line after only 16 years...but there will be a bit somewhere that has grown since and needs attention from the Team. The next Cutting Back weekend will be 10-11 September - park and walk down from Stogumber. 19 August 2005 Details from WSRA


				• Venthorne Cottage...


				Venthorne is an 18th Century thatched cottage, quietly situated in the hamlet of Capton, near Williton, and within earshot of the steam trains climbing the gradient towards Crowcombe. Available by the week, the cottage makes a super base for exploring the nearby Quantock Hills, the coast and the railway. Frederick Furniss, the contractor who built the original Minehead Railway, lived at Capton. 19 August 2005 Details from Venthorne Cottage


				• Signal sighting at Norton...


				A signal sighting meeting was held by Network Rail on 4 August to discuss the alterations to Norton Fitzwarren Junction. The shunt existing signal E627 which protects the exit from the branch will be replaced by a new 2 aspect (red/green) signal about 100 yards from the junction. The stop boards at mile post 165½ will be recovered. The existing WSR distant signal for the up stop board will be relocated to act as a fixed distant for the new signal. The existing signal from the Relief line will be altered to provide a position light junction indicator - feathers - for trains to the branch. 9 August 2005 Details from a reliable source


				• To Dunster with Bus...


				The bus link from Dunster Station will be running again on 19 August for the Dunster Show, and again during the Summer Bank Holiday on 28-29 August. On the Monday, Dunster Castle is hosting a Family Pirate Fun Day. Travel will be free for West Somerset Railway ticket holders and the vehicle will be a vintage bus from the Quantock Motor Services fleet. The recent bus link to Dunster Country Fayre was a success with 217 passengers carried on a rather wet day. 5 August 2005 Details from WSR Plc


				• Cleeve Abbey and WSR link up...


				During the course of the school summer holidays this year, West Somerset Railway passengers will be able to take advantage of a special offer with Cleeve Abbey whereby any child accompanied by two fare paying adults (or seniors) will get free admission by producing their West Somerset tickets at the entry desk. Cleeve Abbey is about half a mile from Washford Station. 5 August 2005 Details from WSR Plc

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