West Somerset Railway Heritage Trust WSRHT

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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