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WSR Features
 
 • Flooding at Williton
It seems flooding is not a new feature at Williton as these pictures, courtesy of Edward Martin, show us. More...
 • Land at Dene House
The acquisition of land at Dene House for the building of a Railway.
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 • The Baggies
A look at the Bagnalls at work in the Longbridge days. John Hind explains.
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 • Henbury
A photo feature showing the only main line run of Henbury - back in 1978
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 • Couplings
Why are there different types and how do they work. Jon Tooke explains.
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 • Bogies
B1, Commonwealth, B4? Bogies and how they work. Jon Tooke explains.
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 • 1972 and all that...
A series of 29 pictures taken in 1972 when the line had been closed for a year...
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 • The Great Blizzard of 1978
The Railway came to the rescue of the community during the snowfalls of February 1978.
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 • Newsletter no 79
From January 1976 after the very first WSR train ran the full length of the line...
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 • Turning a Terrier
How did the sans-turntable WSR turn a Terrier...
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 • The Road-Rail Experiment
Once upon a time a bus ran on the West Somerset rails...
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 • Tail Lamp Repair Man
A chance to learn all about the Railway's very own Tail Lamp Repair Man
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 • Buses on Parade
Picture parade of buses that have provided valuable support to the Railway over the years.
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 • Locos on Parade
Picture parade of WSR Steam and Diesel locomotives since 1976.
 • DMUs on the Railway
A brief look at DMUs on the line since the reopening in 1976 when the Railway tried to run a serious public railway. More...
 • The Railway opens in 1862
An account, researched by Chris van den Arend, of the opening of the West Somerset Railway in 1862. More...
 • Posters
A collection of various posters for you to print, display and help promote the line...
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 • The Beatles in Somerset
The "train sequence" on "A Hard Days Night" was filmed on the Minehead line in 1964.
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 • Sir Peregrine Acland Bt
This Knight called a meeting at the Egremont Hotel at Williton, Somerset on 9 July 1856.
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 • Bridges
A pictorial feature showing some of the many bridges on the line.
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 • Land at Dene House
The acquisition of land at Dene House for the building of a Railway.
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