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• Midsomer Norton Railway Museum
• Refreshments at the station
• Photo Gallery
• 360 Photographic Views.

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• History
• Welcome to the signalling section
• Plans for The Somerset and Dorset Railway at Midsomer Norton
• Driver Experience

Support Us

• Support Us
• Volunteering
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• Fundraising & Appeals
• Members
• Historical Background
• Appeal 2 Engineering Facility
• Matthew Harris - Volunteering at Midsomer Norton
• Harry McConnell - Volunteering at Midsomer Norton

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Signalling

• The Signalling Project at Midsomer Norton
• Visits & Volunteering
• Signal Box Visits & Operating Days
• Signalling Gallery

Events

• End of Season Gala - tickets now available including All Day Rovers
• Museum Week plus Wickham Trolley Rides
• Halloween Steam Trains
• Come and Meet Santa Specials December 2021

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!