West Somerset Railway General Discussion

First whingelet coming up. It says "In the 1840’s and 1850’s the Bristol and Exeter Railway began to make its way southwards as effectively an extension of Brunel’s original Great Western line from London to Bristol." I've seen it asserted as a point of significance that the GWR was from Bristol to London.

 

Nothing about Flying Scotsman either

 

Patience John...
Frank

 

Agreed, the new website looks stunning. Well done !!!!!

 

Fully agree and patience to all the keyboard nit pickers who are already assuming no further changes. Give those driving this a chance!!!!

 

It would be great to think individuals 'A '& 'B' were to turn around to this way of thinking. But it would require a sea change in their attitude i'm afraid . Too entrenched in their somewhat blinkerd world & not thinking of the long term good of the engine , & as you say , their standing in the railway world.

 

Like the EX6+1 this is a hell will freeze over first situation.

 

sorry Yorkshireman, I may be a bit dim, but what is the EX6+1 ?

 

The six ex WSRA Trustees who were booted out plus the ex Company Secretary.

 

Just changing tack a bit . re the new bay line at the NF platform, why not make it a loop ?!

 

Can I recommend to whoever is responsible for it that a bit more testing on mobile would be helpful. I have a v big phone (iPhone 6S Plus) yet the body text, and in quite a few of the promotional boxes, is v v small…

Simon

 

Isn't there already a loop (of sorts) formed by the running line and the Eastern chord?


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I've just had a look at the new website. I know it's work in progress, so not everything will be there yet, but it seems to me that one page is seriously misleading as it stands. http://www.west-somerset-railway.co.uk/railway/steam lists only six steam locos as being "based on or associated with the West Somerset Railway". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_rolling_stock_preserved_on_the_West_Somerset_Railway lists considerably more.

 

On their Facebook page they were told, the response was it would be dealt with on Monday. Didn't say which Monday mind, folk took it for granted it was the 6th of Feb ☺

 

Indeed, and on the diesel front it still lists D832 which went back to the East Lancs last June!

Ian R.

 

If you go one route to Williton on what to see and do the description is totally different to the second description. One has an awful lot of mis-information.
Washford, well, 'Washford itself is also full of things to see and do'. Erm, abbey, cider farm and 2 pubs.

 

Steam locomotives resident on the WSR at present (not all operational):-

• 9351, 7828 and 4110 are all owned by the WSR.
• 4561 (and 7821) are owned by the WSRA for use on the WSR (7821 is presently stored on display at Steam in Swindon).
• 53808 and Peckett 1788 Kilmersdon are owned by the Somerset and Dorset Trust, which is based at Washford Station on the WSR. 53808 is on long term hire to the WSR.
• 44422 is owned by 44422 ltd and is on long term hire to the WSR.
• 6960 is owned privately and is on hire to the WSR.
• 53809 is owned privately and is on hire to the WSR.
• 6024 is owned privately and is at Minehead undergoing overhaul by 6024 Preservation Society prior to returning to mainline operations.
• Edit. 6695 is owned privately and is being overhauled at the workshops of WS Restorations at Williton Station. (Oops, forgot that one)
• Parts of several (3?) industrial locomotives are being overhauled at the workshops of WS Restorations at Williton Station.

Locomotives on hire to the WSR but presently off site whilst under overhaul:-

• 4936 owned privately and on hire but currently being overhauled at Tyseley.

Other locomotives that have an historical association with the WSR through their owning groups but are not presently resident or visiting are:-

• 7820 and 3850 owned by Dinmore Manor Locomotive ltd.
• 4160 owned by Four One Six O ltd.
• 5542 owned by 5542 Ltd.

In addition approximately 140 different steam loc0motives have visited and worked on the WSR over the last 40 years for times varying from 1 day to many years.

Andy.

 

"Mis-information" might be seen to mean it is deliberate. I assume that was not what you meant. In the meantime it would be more helpful to email the WSR and explain the mistakes rather than complain about them on here.

 

Also 6695 under repair at Williton (assuming it's not one of the 'industrial locos' referred to!)

Ian M.

 

It worked coal trains in South Wales! Can't get more Industrial than that!