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Events
News
- Track Fund Appeal
- Telegraph Magazine
- Exercise Train Wreck - Midsomer Norton Station
- Visiting Class 03 Diesel Locomotive - Driver Experience Courses
- Reunited with an ‘old friend’ after over 50 years
- Station Signs - Running In Board
- Members Survey - Responses to the OPA
- Fosseway Students Grow their own at Midsomer Norton Station
- Wickham Trolley with Trailer
- Rail retrieval - latest Brockenhurst trip
- Rolling stock movements
- South West in Bloom award for Midsomer Norton Station
- Railway Anniversary Celebrated
- Heritage Weekend at Midsomer Norton Station a huge success
- Working Weekend 11th and 12th November
- Sainsbury’s Volunteers celebrate 150 years in the business by volunteering at the station
- New Running In Board
- Wickham Trolley - test run.
- New Running in Boards
- New 1950s style station signs for Midsomer Norton
- SDRHT 50/50 Club Manager
- Supporters special train over the new extension
- Track maintenance in readiness for the operating season
- Three Carriage Train on the S&D Again
- Track update
- Ballast Appeal
- A Vision for a brighter future
- New Projects Skills Audit
- Strategic Plan & New Projects
- Track needed
- Gardening Heritage at Midsomer Norton Station
- The S&D Reborn
- SDRHT 50/50 Club Manager
- Welton School mini engineers ride the tracks
- February 2018 Working Weekends
- Another Year Begins at the Station
- Extension work continues apace - the infill insight!
- Working Weekend 2 - 18th and 19th November
- New Distant Signal
- Historic Benches return to Midsomer Norton Station
- Fun Day Out at Midsomer Station
- New ‘Old coach’ at Midsomer Norton Station
- Visitor Information - Coronavirus (Covid 19)
- Signalling May 2018 Update
- Signalling March 2018 Update
- Signalling November Update
- The new fixed distant signal has been erected
- August Update
- Coranavirus Update - Suspension of all Public Services
- Location Cabinet No.6 which has now been kitted out by Steve Page and Dave Gilson
- Lever No.25 has been shortened since the up outer home signal it controls is to be worked by electric motor
- The mezzanine floor in the goods shed is almost complete thanks to Dave Read's efforts
- Organised by the S&T 8 of us went to East Anglia for three days and visited four heritage railways
- Chris Ross at work in the box during the Easter steaming
- The wire tensioner for the ground frame signal X3
- The dog charts for locking for our final scheme have been prepared by Dennis Hills
- Permanent Way Update
- Further Covid-19 update
- New website launched
- New Appeal Launched - Demonstration Freight Wagons
- Covid-19 Sub-Committee
- Keep on Growing
- RMB Appeal - Please help us to reach our appeal target.
- Coronavirus Update - Essential Maintenance Work to commence on site.
- Children's books (new range) in our online shop.
- Line side clearance work at Midsomer Norton - Somervale land
- Station Shop – Online sales picking up steam!
- We're Back!
- Ivo Peters DVDs - Steam in 1961 and Steam in 1962 Now Available
- New additions - Mineral wagons at Midsomer Norton
- RMB Appeal - Halfway Stage Passed
- August Services - Grand Reopening -2nd August! Tickets now on sale.
- RMB Appeal - £7,000 Target in sight!
- Tickets still available
- Our first running day - Sunday 2nd August
- On its travels!. D1120 has gone away for modifications
- Wagon restorations
- RMB New Seats
- Return of Steam hauled passenger trains.
- Restoration Update
- Mixed Traffic Gala - 30th October - 1st November 2020
- Mineral Wagon Restoration - September
- Multi-Access User Vehicle
- Wagon Restoration Update - October 2020
- First Customer of the new Miniature Buffet Service
- RMB Refurbishment
- New arrivals at Midsomer Norton
- Wagon Restoration Update 2 - October 2020
- RMB Refurbishment - We are getting there!
- Successful Santa trains bring 2020 to an end
- Covid Update - Lockdown 3.
- Appeals Update - 2020
- Chairmens Message
- Wagons Roll!
- Telegraph Magazine T56 Winter 2021 now on sale
- Re-opening Announcement - Trains running from May 22nd - Tickets now available.
- PalVan Restoration Begins
- P Way update - track replacement Up Platform Midsomer Norton
- Our latest arrival at Midsomer Norton
- PalVan Progress - May 2021
- Another new arrival - CCT
- Visiting Steam Loco Kitson 5459 "Austin 1" confirmed for summer events including July Gala
- Passengers return to Midsomer Norton Station for Grand Re-opening
- Family Weekend visitors enjoy trains and sunshine!
- JustGiving Appeals Update
- National Volunteers' Week 2021
- Inaugural Wickham Wednesday 2nd June
- Guest Steam Locomotive Arrives
- Father's Day Success
- Gala Preparations
- Successful Mixed Traction Gala
- Latest news on our WW2 Pill Box museum
- Driver Experience Day with Austin 1
- Exciting New Somerset & Dorset Book
- South West in Bloom
- Our second Wickham Wednesday and a first on the S&D?
- CCT Progress
- Successful Volunteers Weekend
- Popular Wickham Trolley rides to run for another month.
- Latest stock movements at Midsomer Norton
- Austin Day - Longbridge vehicles join guest steam locomotive for brilliant occasion.
- Remembering Will George
- Austin 1 to remain at Midsomer Norton until the New Year.
- Driver Experience Day thoroughly enjoyed by all
- Extra Santa trains added due to demand!
- 360 Photographic Views
- Busy week on the S&D starts with 3 day Gala
- Spooky goings on at Midsomer Norton
- Carriage and Wagon Blog
- Dog Scentwork classes on the S&D - another first?
- A third cosy carriage back in time for Santa trains
- New Year Permanent Way Work - Volunteering Opportunities
- Record breaking Christmas Events at Midsomer Norton South
- SK (Second Corridor) Carriage Refurbishment Appeal
- Major New Year track work at Midsomer Norton South Station
- Steady start to SK Appeal - £2,340 raised so far.
- 2022 Train Services & Special Events - tickets now available - All Day Rovers are back!
- SK Appeal - Nearly there!
- Gift Vouchers now available for selected events in 2022
- Down line track work completed in time for April passenger services
- Steam locos excel on first operating weekend of 2022 season.
- S & D Emporium opens on April 2nd
- Somervale Progress
- Easter at the Station - first family event of the season at Midsomer Norton
- LMS Ivatt Tank 2-6-2T 41312 to visit the railway!
- Volunteers turn out to support Spring Gala
- 2023 S&D Calendar Now On Sale!
- Heritage Railway Association Young Volunteer of the Year Award presented to Mike Abbott by Lord Faulkner on May 9th
- Trust launches major appeal to buy Sentinel Steam Loco 7109 "Joyce"
- S&D at Midsomer Norton hosts brilliant Jubilee Party on June 4th
- Santa Special 2022 Tickets Now On Sale
- Lewis gains his certificate of competence
- Somerset & Dorset Railway Heritage Trust to purchase BR Standard 92207
- Winter at the Station
- Welcome home D1120!
- Steam locos at Midsomer Norton for 2023 season
- A Celebration of BR Standard 9F 2-10-0s
- Easter at the Station with Sunshine & April Showers
- Radstock Scouts at S&D for St Georges' day ceremomy
- First use of Up Line at Midsomer Norton for standard passenger service
- Coronation Weekend at the station
- Signalling Update May 2023
- Tickets for Real Ale & Cider Festival now live!
- The S&DJR at Midsomer Norton joins nationwide campaign 'LOVE YOUR RAILWAY'.
- Events on the S&D at Midsomer Norton Station this summer
- First public outing for restored Wickham Trolley on the S&D at Midsomer Norton
- Wickham Weekender
- First real ale event at the station since 2019
- Wickham Wednesdays in September to include guest trolley
- An Old Friend returns to Somerset Metals
- Recalling North Somerset mining 50 years after the last collieries closed
- 8S Wickham Trolley returns to Vale of Berkeley Railway
- 0-4-0ST No 1788 Kilmersdon arrives safely at Midsomer Norton on Oct 16th
- Halloween at Midsomer Norton Station
- Strategic Somerset & Dorset Railway Trackbed Saved
- Santa Specials on the S&D at Midsomer Norton - Dec 22nd Finale!
- Farewell to guest steam locomotive Kilmersdon
- Brake Van Rides at Midsomer Norton with D1120
- Trust Members' Day (including AGM) Saturday Oct 19th
- Halloween event at the station enjoyed by all
- New YouTube Channel for S&DJR at Midsomer Norton
