Somerset & Dorset Railway

  • Celebrate 150 years of Midsomer Norton

    Celebrate 150 years of Midsomer Norton

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    A gala day is being held by the Somerset & Dorset Railway to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the opening of Midsomer Norton station.

  • Bring back Somerset & Dorset Railway!

    Bring back Somerset & Dorset Railway!

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    Great praise should be given to Alan and Christine Hammond who wrote ten books chronicling the times and lives of the passengers and railway employees of the Somerset & Dorset railway (S&D) in its last years.

  • Painstaking restoration for Wickham trolley at Midsomer Norton

    Painstaking restoration for Wickham trolley at Midsomer Norton

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    A TYPE 27A MkIII gangers’ trolley (Wickham 7504) has had a thorough restoration at the Somerset & Dorset Railway, Midsomer Norton.  When acquired it had been robbed of parts for the restoration of sister Wickham 7505 (Nos. PWM4302 and TR19) at Norden on the Swanage Railway. The Midsomer Norton vehicle has had to have many parts…

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