| Re: WSR50 28/03/2026 Posted by Ralph Ayres at 20:39, 30th January 2026 |     |
Fond memories of those days. Quite early on - but after the line had extended a little - a friend and I got permission from the railway to camp on their land at Dunster and Stogumber as part of a Duke of Edinburgh Award expedition. They left the loos unlocked for us at Dunster, while at Stogumber we had the pleasure of meeting the lovely elderly couple living at the station house, who let us use their loo and water, and plied us with soft fruit from their garden. We also had a ride on the railway's asbestos-riddled and so now defunct DMU. Must head down there again this year for the celebrations.
| WSR50 28/03/2026 Posted by Witham Bobby at 16:28, 30th January 2026 | |
Saturday 28th March 2026 marks the present West Somerset Railway's 50th anniversary of getting back into business
Trains started running between Minehead and Blue Anchor. The first departure was at 1000 from Minehead. 0-6-0ST "Victor" hauled six coaches, some of which had arrived from the Big Railway only two days before and were still in BR blue and grey
I'm pleased to say the anniversary will be marked suitably, and full details will be made known on the WSR website and supporters' websites
