The ‘WSR’ at 20 miles, is the longest ‘Heritage’ steam railway in England.
Running from Taunton to Watchet originally and then being extended to the terminus at Minehead.
Minehead these days is the main operating base and there is a Museum and some rolling stock storage at Washford which is well worth a visit.
For ‘WSR’ part 1 see blog posted 02/06/2020 and for part 2 see blog posted 07/06/2020.
W51859 ‘West Somerset Railway’. Derby built Class 115 DMU
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
A 3 car set completed by vehicles 57679 and 51880.
Pictured leaving Watchet.
4 ‘Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway’ (S&DJR) 6 wheel passenger coach
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
Originally built on the S&DJR at Highbridge in 1886.
It ran in service until 1929 when the body became a cricket pavilion at Templecombe for over 50 years before being preserved and rebuilt.
Pity about the lamp post !
Pictured at Washford.
W3450W ‘West Somerset Railway’. Former GWR Fruit D
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
The paintwork was a disappointment in that as can be seen in the image the paint has not been brushed into the grooves between the planks leaving natural wood or undercoat ‘stripes’.
Dapol have produced a model of this van in OO gauge which are available in the shop.
They have got the paintwork right !
Pictured at Washford.
W3450W ‘West Somerset Railway’. Model of former GWR Fruit D
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
As noted ‘Dapol’s model of the GWR Fruit D in 00 gauge.
My model is No. 32 of 105 produced.
424123 ‘West Somerset Railway’. 4 plank former ‘LNER’wagon
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
Built to an earlier ‘Great Northern Railway’ design.
Pictured at Washford.
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