Other features...
A special demonstration freight train – featuring a rake of period wagons – will operate a forty-mile diagram on both days.
On the Saturday, a special train will run from Bishops Lydeard to Norton Fitzwarren – with no D1010 at the Taunton end – on Saturday 9 August, giving passengers the unique opportunity to see "Western" no D1015 "Western Champion" pass by at speed heading west on a main line charter. A unique opportunity, and not to be missed!
Shed visits - The Diesel Heritage Centre at Williton Station on both days, and there will also be opportunities to see and photograph various diesel locomotives in the yard area.
Museums - At Bishops Lydeard, come and see the many exhibits and displays of railway interest – including many new ones – inside The Gauge Museum on platform 1. Blue Anchor Railway Museum will also be open, as will the Somerset & Dorset Railway Trust’s museum and site at Washford.
Model railways - The Taunton Model Railway Group’s layouts at Bishops Lydeard – including the excellent new Bath Green Park exhibit – will be open throughout the Gala (separate, small admission charge). There is also a large model railway inside The Gauge Museum, also at Bishops Lydeard.
Retail outlets - The Railway’s principal shops at Minehead and Bishops Lydeard will both be open throughout the Gala – offering a wide range of gifts, souvenirs, books, videos etc – and shops at several of the intermediate stations will also be open. A small number of sales and information stands will also be present.
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