NEWS Releases / Statements

Summary of WSSRT AGM – 14th November 2020 The board of Trustees of the WSSRT is pleased to update members and the wider WSR community

The Minutes of the 22 October 2020 meeting of the Trust Board have been published. View the Minutes here or on the Documents page.

Chris Austin’s picture above shows the three heritage carriages wrapped in new heavy duty covers and properly protected for the winter. The right hand coach is in use

Following the resignation of our Chairman, Chris Austin and trustee, David Baker, it is appropriate to update our members and the wider WSR community on

Please see the note below from Chris Price, Vice Chair Heritage Railway Association: This afternoon I have spent time reading through the online discussions and

The Minutes of the recent Trust Board Meeting held on 24 September 2020 via video conference are now available for download here or from the

David Baker is the second Trustee to resign from the West Somerset Steam Railway Trust as a result of the attempted hostile takeover, David writes:

The Chairman of the West Somerset Steam Railway Trust, Chris Austin, has announced today (23 October 2020) that he is stepping down as chairman and

The Trust advises that it will not be possible to process any further applications for membership received henceforward in order to prepare for the forthcoming

Trust Chairman Chris Austin writes: A generous donation to the railway of £30,000, (£37,500 with Gift Aid), has been made by Jamie Hooper from Worthing following a visit

The West Somerset Steam Railway Trust is delighted to welcome three new volunteer trustees. They have been co-opted to assist the work of the Trust

With ten existing trustees and ten nominations for new trustees, the Trust is now unable to accept additional nominations this year.  A potential total of 20