| Winter opening times at Bishops Lydeard Station Shop and Whistle Stop Café |
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From 4 November 2013 to Wed 1 January 2014, the Station Shop and Whistle Stop Café will be open Mondays, Tuesdays and Saturdays from 10am to 2pm in addition to when the festive trains are running. Please contact 01823 432125 or email wsrashop@btconnect.com for further information. More about the Shop and Café can be found here.
31 October 2013
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| Diesel & Electric Preservation Group's new promotional leaflet published |
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The Williton-based Diesel and Electric Preservation Group are targetting potential new members. The Group have issued a new promotional leaflet - designed by member Brad Cottrell and Meridian Print with pictures supplied by Brad Cottrell and Graham Perry - which briefly explains the purpose of the charity which has a number of classic heritage diesel locomotives in its care. It includes a membership form. Not to be outdone, the DEPG's website has also had a mini-makeover. More about the Diesel & Electric Preservation Group can be found here.
27 October 2013
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| The next WSRA Taunton Group meeting on 4 November |
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The next Taunton Group meeting is on 4 November 2013 at the usual venue, the Great Western Staff Association Club. The guest speaker this time is long-serving WSR volunteer Robin White who writes "I will be giving a talk entitled '40 years of Railways – A journey by Anecdote' which focuses on my time working for the 'big' railway as well as in heritage railways, with the emphasis on the amusing. The talk starts at 7.45pm in the GWSA Club adjacent to Taunton Station." More about the WSRA's area groups can be found here.
26 October 2013
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| A genuine Great Western coach for the Railway |
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Restoration is well advanced on ex-GWR Brake Composite coach no 6705 with the aim of delivering it to the company during 2014 to run attached to regular trains. Passengers will be able to experience the soft cushions, the comfortable springing, leather window straps and polished woodwork of another era. No 6705 was built by the GWR at Swindon in 1938 and withdrawn from traffic in 1967. It was overhauled at Swindon and shipped to a railway museum in Vermont, USA, and latterly kept at Scranton, Pennsylvania. It was brought back to the UK in 2007 and the bodywork was partly restored at Crewe. Restoration is now being completed at Williton, through a combination of volunteer input and contract work with West Somerset Restoration. More information on the Trust website and on the Key Projects page.
25 October 2013
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| West Somerset Railway to launch Augmented Reality App |
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2014 will be an exciting time to visit the West Somerset Railway with the launch of the brand new West Somerset Railway App. Mix history and heritage with new technology and travel on the West Somerset Railway to have a fantastic day out learning about the history of the line, its stations, locomotives and local area. The app which is currently in development will be free to download and will be available for iOS and Android. The West Somerset Railway is working with digital production studio Matmi to develop the app. The brand new app features an Augmented Reality Heritage Hunter (Treasure Hunt) where users have to find hidden targets at or near the stations to unlock 3D moving images and content. Visit the stations to collect everything in the scrapbook with collectables and complete the top trumps style engine scrapbook and share progress on Facebook and Twitter with friends and family. The app features an AR Scanner, Collectables Scrapbook, Locomotive Scrapbook as well as general West Somerset Railway tickets, prices and timetables and more! Full details of the app and when it will be available to download will be released will be announced shortly.
25 October 2013
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| Just three more runs for the Dunster Express in 2013 |
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The Dunster Castle Express has just three more runs this year - on Saturday 26 October, Wednesday 30 October and Saturday 2 November. Passengers travel down by the 10.25am steam train from Bishops Lydeard and alight at Dunster Station for the coach link to the thousand year old castle. After an afternoon at Dunster the coach makes the trip back to the station in time to catch the 4.11pm steam train which arrives back to Bishops Lydeard by 5.30pm. Tickets can be purchased at station booking offices on the day of travel and there is a discount for members of the National Trust.
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25 October 2013
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| West Somerset Railway taking part in Bridgwater Carnival |
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The West Somerset Railway will for the first time be represented and taking part in the 2013 Bridgwater Carnival on Saturday 2 November. The WSR publicity van will be joined by a number of volunteers in uniform who will be handing out discount vouchers along with information about the West Somerset Railway, its sponsors for the event and its brand new Augmented Reality West Somerset Railway App. More information...
24 October 2013
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| Taunton roadworks alert - allow extra journey time |
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Passengers making for Bishops Lydeard Station and passing through Taunton are advised to allow some extra time for the journey. The ongoing programme of roadworks in Taunton has now moved back to Station Road and the result is another set of severe delays to traffic. This includes the First Bus service 28 which links the town centre, the railway station and Bishops Lydeard Station. The work began on 21 October and is due to continue to 15 November. The West Somerset Railway is running every weekday and each weekend through the coming half term.
24 October 2013
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| Ex-Barry Railway coach body saved by the Association |
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Acting on a tip-off by a member, the West Somerset Railway Association moved quickly to rescue a well-preserved Victorian railway coach body. One of two similar coach bodies forming part of a summerhouse in a garden near Cockwood in Devon, the coach was removed with great urgency from the property as its partner had already been destroyed. Not much is known about the coach which was bought from the GWR in the 1930s and moved to the Cockwood site. It is remarkably good condition and arrived at Williton still attached to its land wagon wheelsets which ar ealso of historical interest being built by Stenner and Gunn of Tiverton as a timber wagon. It is understood the future of the coach body is not yet determined.
24 October 2013
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| Using Spend and Raise to help fund WSR projects |
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Support the West Somerset Railway by using the Spend and Raise web site. The Friends of West Somerset Railway (FoWSR) - formed to raise funds for railway projects that other WSR supporting groups are unable to help with - has signed up to Spend and Raise which offers buyers a huge variety of products. Every time an item is purchased through the FoWSR Spend and Raise page, FoWSR receive a small referral fee and FoWSR say 100% of that goes to projects. More information...
24 October 2013
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| Top marks for Whistle Stop Cafe and Quantock Belle |
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The Whistle Stop Cafe at Bishops Lydeard Station was awarded top marks - five stars - for food hygiene during a recent inspection. A delighted manager Kate Beard was quoted as being "...very proud once again of my team of volunteers..." The Quantock Belle was also awarded top five stars during the same inspection. Congratulations to all concerned.
21 October 2013
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| Raising money for heritage carriages at Puriton in November |
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Malc Stacey will be selling items of the antique luggage which he restores to raise money for the Heritage Carriages Project at the "Vintage at the Village" event in Puriton, near Bridgwater, on Sunday 17 November. Held in the village hall the event is on from 10am to 4.00pm and apart from Malc's stand visitors will also be able to buy a wide range of other antiques and collectables including clothing, fabrics, jewellery, kitchenalia, haberdashery, art deco, 1930s and 1940s collectables, china and glass, and millinery. Entry is £1 for adults and seniors and free for children. There will be a raffle in aid of the village war memorial and if more info is needed please ring 07506 726652 after 6pm.
20 October 2013
Details via West Somerset Railway Plc
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| Four GWR steam locos in action at Winter Steam Gala |
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The West Somerset Railway’s popular two day Winter Steam Festival is a well-established part of the week between Christmas and the New Year and the 2013 event will take place on Saturday 28 December and Sunday 29 December. The quartet of engines that are planned to see action over the two days are all of Great Western origin, namely 2884 class no 3850, Large Prairie no 4160, Modified Hall no 6960 Raveningham Hall and Manor Class no 7828 which is once again named Norton Manor after briefly reverting to Odney Manor during the recent Autumn Steam Gala. There will be hourly departures from both Bishops Lydeard and Minehead from 9.45am to 3.45pm and normal train fares will apply. However it is possible to purchase discounted one and two day rover tickets in advance from 01643 704996 or via www.west-somerset-railway.co.uk. The Minehead turntable will be in use but not the Norton Triangle so not all locomotives will run smokebox first during the two days. It is hoped to offer the popular "Driver for a Fiver" at Minehead Station but, with winter maintenance in progress, this may be at the controls of a diesel locomotive.
20 October 2013
Details from West Somerset Railway Plc
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| The Allerford headshunt is extended by twenty feet |
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The Allerford Spur headshunt has been extended towards Barnstaple. On Saturday 19 October 2013, the Permanent Way team installed a twenty foot track panel to the end of the existing spur and moved the buffer stops to the new railhead at Allerford Bridge - see map. This work will allow a 24 wagon High Output Ballast Cleaner (HOBC) with top and tail locomotives to use the Triangle to turn. Previously only HOBCs with a single locomotive could use the Spur when turning. Turning a HOBC is usually required to allow for maintenance of the hi-tech equipment. This extension will benefit both Network Rail (who now have an alternative to Westbury for turning) and the WSR.
20 October 2013
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| Restorations commemorated at Washford in early October |
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Two significant restoration achievements were celebrated at Washford on Saturday 5 October 2013, during the West Somerset Railway’s Autumn Steam Gala. A Victorian railway carriage, which spent over 50 years as a cricket pavilion, and an industrial steam locomotive formally used at a Somerset coal mine were exhibited resplendent in the fully lined out Prussian blue livery of the Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway. The Somerset & Dorset Railway Trust Chairman, Godfrey Baker, paid tribute to the many individuals and organisations involved over many years "It has been a long haul and during those many years many people have helped with the project, such is the length of time, many people have moved on. Today we wish to thank them all; I know that volunteers do not get involved for the glory or even in many cases look for any recognition of their endeavours, becoming instead unsung heroes. The list of names is long and includes of course those that are no longer with us and unlike us able to glory in the fruits of their labours." Full story...
19 October 2013
Details via West Somerset Railway Plc
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| David Oldham DVD of Autumn Steam Gala now available |
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As is usual with WSR Galas David Oldham was quick into action with producing a DVD of the Autumn Event and it was on sale within a fortnight of the last fires being dropped. The running time is 90 minutes and for those who may have forgotten already the locomotives featured are nos 3850, 5029 Nunney Castle (running as 5026 Criccieth Castle), 6960 Raveningham Hall, 7812 Erlescote Manor, 7822 Foxcote Manor, 7827 Lydham Manor, 7828 Odney Manor, 4160 and 9351. Plus off course Sir Haydn in his "off to the workshops" role. This was the first WSR appearance for 7827 and the last Gala outing for 9351 before its overhaul begins. The cost is £17.00 over the counter at station shops or £18 by post (ring 01643 700387) Shop opening hours at Minehead during November are 10.30am to 3.30pm Friday, Saturday and Sunday if you wish to order by card. Or you can send a cheque to the Buffer Stop Shop, West Somerset Railway, The Railway Station, Minehead, TA24 5BG. The cheque should be payable to West Somerset Railway
18 October 2013
Details from West Somerset Railway Plc
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| Successful joint meeting between the WSR plc and the WSRA |
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On Wednesday 16 October, the Chairman, Chairman elect and Company Secretary of the WSR plc met with the Chairman, Vice Chairman, and Company Secretary of the WSRA. Two independent mediators attended to conduct the session and take notes. The meeting was an important first step to outlining and prioritising the issues between the two groups. Further meetings are planned over the next several weeks to resolve management and budget challenges facing both organisations, and find the best way forward for the West Somerset Railway.
17 October 2013
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| More information about proposed West Somerset Railway app... |
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2014 will be an exciting time to visit the West Somerset Railway with the launch of the brand new West Somerset Railway App. David McCubbin explains further "Mix history and heritage with new technology and travel on the West Somerset Railway to have a fantastic day out learning about the history of the line, its stations, locomotives and local area. The app which is currently in development will be FREE to download and will be available for iOS and Android. The West Somerset Railway is working with digital production studio Matmi to develop the app. Matmi are an award winning studio with an international reputation who conceive and create magical experiences across multiple digital platforms. The brand new app features an 'Augmented Reality Treasure Hunt' where you will have to find hidden 'targets' at or near our stations to unlock 3D moving images and content. Visit our stations to collect (tick off) everything in your scrapbook with ‘collectables’ and complete the top trumps style engine scrapbook and share your progress on Facebook and Twitter with your friends and family. The app features an AR Scanner, Collectables Scrapbook, Locomotive Scrapbook as well as general West Somerset Railway tickets, prices and timetables and more! Full details of the app and when it will be available to download will be released will be announced shortly."
16 October 2013
Details from West Somerset Railway Plc
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| Paralympian Lucy Shuker launches The Golden Fox open access coach |
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Foxes Academy and West Somerset Railway have jointly launched a new open access coach called The Golden Fox. The carriage was officially sent on its inaugural journey on 15 October 2013 by Paralympian medal winner Lucy Shuker, who is Britain's highest ranking ladies wheelchair tennis player, along with learners from Foxes Academy, a training hotel and college for young people with learning disabilities, which ran the competition to name the railway's new coach. The Golden Fox has been specially modified to allow easy wheelchair access from the platform into the entrance of the porch, and then from the entrance into the coach itself. Now wheelchair passengers can sit with their carers or friends in the safety and comfort of a main carriage.Full story...
15 October 2013
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| Extra discount for Spring Steam Gala 2014 Rover Tickets |
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The West Somerset Railway is offering an extra level of discount on its Rover Tickets for the 2014 Spring Steam Gala. Until close of business on 31 December 2013, Day Rover Tickets are on sale at an extra discounted rate of £17 adult, £15.40 (60+), £8.50 ( 5 to 15) and £45 (family of 2 adults and up to 4 children). For 2 Day Rovers the cost will be £30 (adult and senior) and £15 child. 3 and 4 Day Rovers will be £40 (adult and senior) and £20 (child) These can be booked online from www.west-somerset-railway.co.uk or by telephone from 01643 704996. From 1 January 2014 onwards the normal discounts on Gala Rovers purchased in advance will apply. More information...
15 October 2013
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| Sunday roast lunch at the Turntable Café at Minehead Station |
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In a new venture the Turntable Café at Minehead Station will be serving roast lunches on Sundays until the end of the WSR’s main operating season on 3 November 2013. The roasts will be available from midday until around three o'clock or until the food runs out. The first train from Bishops Lydeard arrives about twenty minutes before serving commences. The cost is £8.60 and each week there will be a choice of a red meat or poultry. The Turntable Café also offers a vegetarian option.
14 October 2013
Details from West Somerset Railway Plc
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| Meet Scooby Doo at Minehead Station on 26 October |
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Scooby Doo, the famous mystery solving cartoon dog, makes a series of personal appearances at Minehead's railway station on 26 October - the Saturday before Halloween. The hope is that some of the passengers who travel down on the steam trains will take the chance to dress up and see if they can get the famous dog to gasp his trademark "Relp!" Or come to his aid in the guise of his companions, Freddie, Daphne, Velma and Shaggy. For more information about train times and the West Somerset Railway visit www.west-somerset-railway.co.uk or call 01643 704996.
13 October 2013
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| Name that train - a competition to create a real ale train brand |
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During 2013 the WSR has run two trial Real Ale Trains in association with the Somerset Branch of CAMRA, including a host Somerset brewery and an optional meal. The Railway is looking to further develop these trains for 2014 and crucial to that process is a recognisable and memorable brand and the WSR Hospitality Department is launching a competition to create and design a visual identity for these trains. The brief is to design a visual identity for the West Somerset Railway Ale trains, comprising a name and logo. The name and associated logo should encompass the themes of Real Ale, Somerset and of course steam trains; should communicate the feel and experience of a Real Ale train on the West Somerset Railway; and will need to be creative but also memorable and appropriate. The simplest ideas are often the best. The winning entrant will enjoy free travel on all West Somerset Railway Ale trains for 2014 and a case of bottled beer. Full Brief...
11 October 2013
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| A story of railway happenings for our younger readers |
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Sir Haydn had been at Minehead, on show and now had to get back home to a land called 'Wales'. His best friend, Foxy Manor gave him a lift to Bishops Lydeard on the Wednesday. This was a 'special' working, but attached to the back was a rough neck coal train guards van. He had very bad manners and was rough in his braking. On arrival at Bishops Lydeard Sir Haydn and Foxy were shunted into the siding so that more photos could be taken. The rough and rude goods van was taken away, much to every one's relief. Later on Odd Job Manor came roaring in with the last express train of the day. Odd Job had a new paint job and looked right smart. He was only used on top expresses. He went to take water for the return journey. Whilst he was sucking down a few tubes of water, a dirty little 09 came along and attached the guards van on the back of his train! Odd Job went ballistic. "What are you doing to my train?" he snorted. "I am not here to pull a goods train! Take it off!" But they didn't and he had to leave with it on. Foxy and Sir Haydn were well pleased. All credit must go to the good looking signalperson who sorted it all out.
11 October 2013
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| Volunteers wanted to help on the Santa Special trains in December |
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The WSR Hospitality and Catering department is looking for volunteers to help hand out refreshments to children and their parents and grandparents on the Santa Special trains this December. Jacquie Green, Hospitality and Catering Manager, adds "Volunteers will work under the direction of an experienced team leader to hand out drinks, sweets and mince pies to passengers and generally engage with them to help enhance their experience. If you have a good voice to join in community carol singing on the way back, even better! Santa Specials run from Bishops Lydeard on 1st, 8th, 14th, 15th, 21st, 23rd and 25th December and from Minehead on 15th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd and 24th December. There are also a few vacancies on the Santa Expresses from Bishops Lydeard, especially on Sundays. To volunteer please email Denise Parker on denisepwsr26@yahoo.co.uk or call her on 07988 167182."
10 October 2013
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| Social media buzzing about the forthcoming WSR app |
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A few weeks ago the West Somerset Railway began drip feeding hints on Facebook and Twitter about something they called WSRARTHA. It turns out the railway company are working with developers to create a WSR app. On Wednesday 9 October, the developers spent the day visiting all ten stations in the company of David McCubbin, WSR's Sales and Marketing Manager. So far, the WSR is not revealing too much about the app but did recently tweet "It features some great features and is not just purely an information app..." We will just have to watch this space.
9 October 2013
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| Always company at the West Somerset Railway lineside |
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Lineside photographer Andrew Ponsford, a long-time contributor to this website, recalls a recent encounter on the West Somerset Railway. Andrew writes "While taking the picture at Walnut Tree [just north of Watersmeet Bridge] on Sunday, I was joined at the lineside by this fellow [pictured left]. He insisted that he didn't need a hi-vis vest but admitted he had not done his PTS [Personal Track Safety training and exam]. I told him that would make Geoff cross.[The WSR's PTS trainer is Geoff Cross]" Please note that lineside photographers on the WSR, like Andrew, are required to hold a valid WSR PTS certificate and a valid lineside photography permit - more details here
9 October 2013
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| The results of the 2013 WSRA Summer Draw |
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The West Somerset Railway Association 2013 Summer Draw was held at Bishops Lydeard Station at 2pm on 14 September 2013. The results can be see on the WSRA website. WSRA Administrator Keith Sandford writes "The 2013 Summer Draw raised over £12,000 toward the restoration of locomotive 7821 Ditcheat Manor. The WSRA would like to thank everyone who purchased a Summer Draw ticket this year and if you did not win it is not too late to buy an 2013 Autumn Draw ticket from those nice On Train Draw Ticket sellers."
8 October 2013
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| Lots of good things to enjoy at the Turntable Café at Minehead |
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New at the the Turntable Café at Minehead Station: delicious caramel or gingerbread flavoured coffees. The café offers a wide selection including sandwiches, hot food, chilled items, cakes, biscuits, confectionary and snacks, and a range of freshly made speciality coffees and teas whilst not forgetting best selling mugs of original tea and filter coffee. Food options are fresh and where possible locally sourced. All sandwiches and rolls are freshly made each day. A choice of a fast-track take-away service or a more leisurely eat-in experience is offered. The Turntable Café is ideally situated next to Minehead Station - just right for rail travellers, for folks strolling along the promenade or those wishing for a break before or after shopping in town.
8 October 2013
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| Festive fun on the Minehead Branch |
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Lots of themed trains on the West Somerset Railway in the run up to the festive season. Start off on 30 November and 1 December with the Sherry & Mince Pie Special. The ever-popular Santa Express and Santa Special trains run on selected dates in December. Once again the Dunster by Candlelight specials operate in the evenings of 6 and 7 December. Increasing in popularity are the Carol Trains. And there are even special Quantock Belle dining trains trains too. Finally, in addition to the standard service running on certain days post-Christmas, there is the final special event, the Winter Steam Festival.
8 October 2013
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| Halloween on the West Somerset Railway |
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All Hallows Eve falls in the October half term week and the West Somerset Railway has two suitably themed events on Saturday 26 October. The first is a Meet and Greet day with Scooby-Doo who has been meeting and defeating various monsters, ghosts and mummies for nearly 50 years now. Scooby will appear at Minehead station at regular intervals throughout the day so why not dress the part and come and meet him? In the evening there is another of the popular Murder Mystery trains with dark deeds occurring as the train makes a round trip from Bishops Lydeard to Minehead and back and a crime to be solved by the time the train steams back into Bishops Lydeard. Pre-booking for this one is essential. More information...
7 October 2013
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| The footplate of a Castle proves ideal for a proposal |
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There is nothing like the romance of steam. Today, Jason Hull and Lisa Ascott became engaged on the footplate of GWR 4-6-0 no 5029 Nunney Castle during the Autumn Steam Gala. Nothing more romantic than a Castle! Congratulations to Jason and Lisa. But before the pictures could be taken, Nunney Castle (running as Criccieth Castle for the duration of the Cambrian Railways themed event) had departed Minehead with its next train - but happily GWR 2-8-0 no 3850 stood in...
6 October 2013
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| Grown-ups of all ages enjoy being a steam engine driver |
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WSR Driver Stuart Nelhams has instructed hundreds of would-be steam engine drivers. But on 5 October 2013 whilst in charge of the popular "Driver for a Fiver" attraction at Minehead Station during the Autumn Steam Gala, Stuart found himself instructing an 86-year old lady called Iva. Another session is operating at Minehead Station (11.15am to 3pm) on the last day (Sunday 6 October) of the Gala giving another chance for those wishing to have a go at driving a steam engine.
5 October 2013
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| Great bargains at the Station Shop, Bishops Lydeard during the Gala |
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Kate Beard, Retail Manager at the Station Shop, Bishops Lydeard writes "Autumn Steam Gala 2013: Fantastic promotions at the Station Shop, Bishops Lydeard taking place - 15% off all full-price books; 10% off Hornby and Bachmann Wagons and Coaches; 10% off Oxford Diecast Models; EFE/Corgi Diecast Buses only £10 (RRP £13); Days Gone Models 2 for £5 (£3 each)."
2 October 2013
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| Passenger figures to the end of September... |
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At the end of September 165,797 passengers were carried on the West Somerset Railway, slightly down when compared to 165,896 at the same point in 2012. However financially the Railway say they are comfortably ahead of targets.
2 October 2013
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| A new Bachmann 4mm model of West Somerset Railway building |
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The long-awaited follow up to the Blue Anchor Signal Box model has been released. Bachmann Scenecraft's 4mm scale Blue Anchor waiting room, catalogue number 44-183 is now available from Minehead Station Shop. The list price is £34.95, but you can buy yours now for only £31.50 plus £3.10 post and packing. The building was originally a waiting room but is now used by the West Somerset Steam Railway Trust as an excellent GWR museum (open Sundays, Bank Holidays and during Galas). Please ring 01643 700387, email shop@wsrail.net or buy online at www.west-somerset-railway.co.uk. The shop still has some of the Blue Anchor Signal Box models for sale.
1 October 2013
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| The last two Gala visitors have arrived on the Minehead Branch |
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With the arrival of Corris/GWR/Talyllyn 0-4-2ST no 3 Sir Haydn, mounted on its SVR wagon, and GWR 4-6-0 no 7822 Foxcote Manor all the guest locomotives are in place for the Autumn Steam Gala starting on Thursday. In addition there are no High Output Ballast Cleaner (HOBC) train movements planned so full use of the Norton Triangle during the Gala should go ahead including those movements shown as 'provisional' in the souvenir programme.
1 October 2013
Details from West Somerset Railway Plc
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