THE WEST SOMERSET RAILWAY IS TAUNTON'S LOCAL PRESERVED RAILWAY, IT RUNS FROM BISHOPS LYDEARD (Nr TAUNTON) - MINEHEAD

THE LINE FIRST REOPENED ON THE EASTER OF 1976 AND HAS GROWN TO BE ONE OF THE BEST AND MOST RESPECTED PRESERVED RAILWAYS IN BRITAIN. PASSENGER NUMBERS ARE NOW VERY HIGH ON THE 22 MILE LINE WITH IN EXCESS OF 150.000 PEOPLE BEING CARRIED EACH YEAR!

THE LINE FROM BISHOPS LYDEARD PASS'S IN-BETWEEN THE QUANTOCKS AND THE BRENDON HILLS, THEN WINDS IT'S WAY NORTHWARDS TO THE BRISTOL CHANNEL COAST AND MINEHEAD.

HAULAGE CAN BE A VARIETY OF ROLLING STOCK, FROM A 1960'S DMU, TO A 0-6-0 TANK, OR EVEN ONE OF THE 4-6-0 MANORS WHICH LIVE ON THE LINE. REGULAR STEAM AND DIESEL GALAS ARE ALSO HELD FOR ENTHUSIASTS, AS WELL AS EVENING 'PULLMAN STYLE' DINING TRAINS, FISH AND CHIP SPECIALS.

WHAT EVER YOUR ERA IT'S A BRILLIANT RAILWAY TO VISIT, FOR MORE DETAILS CLICK ON THIS LINK WHICH WILL TAKE YOU TO THE WSR WEBSITE . WWW.WEST-SOMERSET-RAILWAY.CO.UK

OR WHY NOT LOOK AT THE MANY OTHER WSR SITES ON MY LINKS PAGE!

I'VE TAKEN MANY SHOTS ON THE WSR OVER THE YEARS, AND A SMALL GALLERY IS INCLUDED ON LINKS BELOW. WSR EVENTS LINK HAS NOW ALSO BEEN ADDED.