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The WSRHT Board of Trustees are pleased to publish the 2022-2024 Business Plan. This document is also available on the About the Trust page too

The updated Business Plan explains the Trust’s work for the past few years, with a future outlook for this upcoming year, 2023 and 2024. The Heritage Trust remains committed in six areas of activity:

  1. Preserving and displaying heritage items relating to railways and the West Somerset Railway
    (WSR) in particular, and interpreting and curating all the heritage assets owned by the Trust;
  2. Restoring the heritage carriages owned by the Trust for display and operation on the railway
  3. Managing the museums at Bishops Lydeard and Blue Anchor
  1. Preserving and displaying heritage items relating to railways and the West Somerset Railway
    (WSR) in particular, and interpreting and curating all the heritage assets owned by the Trust;
  2. Restoring the heritage carriages owned by the Trust for display and operation on the railway
  3. Managing the museums at Bishops Lydeard and Blue Anchor
  4. Promoting the development and education of young people through the management and display of the model railway, Gauge Junction and other model railways within the responsibility of the Trust.
  5. Running its education and learning programme for primary schools, community groups and other local interests together with promoting community outreach about the WSR
  6. Supporting the PLC in maintaining the heritage and history of the West Somerset Railway

4. Promoting the development and education of young people through the management and display of the model railway, Gauge Junction and other model railways within the responsibility of the Trust.
5. Running its education and learning programme for primary schools, community groups and other local interests together with promoting community outreach about the WSR
6. Supporting the PLC in maintaining the heritage and history of the West Somerset Railway

WSRHT 2022-24 Business Plan
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My name is Seth, I am 7 years old and am very excited about the “Young Engineers Day” on the West Somerset Railway. I am glad my Mummy and Daddy reserved a space early for me because both days are now sold out and I love trains. 

I have two favourite locomotives on the WSR, they are 9351 the Mogul and 7822, Foxcote Manor, and I would like to be a train driver one day.

I am also looking forward to meeting Mr. Chris Vine as I have some of the Peters Railways books, I bought one from the WSRHT and I had 3 for Christmas from Grandma. My favourite story is “The Surprise Goods”.

I couldn’t choose which thing I was looking forward to most of all, the signal box visit, the train ride to Minehead, visiting the Engine Shed or watching and learning about the Turntable? So, I ask my Mummy and she said “put all of them”!

I will tell you all about the day when I get back, but I am really looking forward to it.

Seth, aged-seven.

Parental permission was saught to publish this photo for use online via this website and on our Facebook page. For more information please email info@wsrht.co.uk.

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