Somerset County Council are shelving plans to sell the West Somerset Railway. Two proposals were submitted a week ago to buy the tourist attraction by local groups, but the neither will be taken ...

A Somerset heritage railway could be sold after the local authority decided to dispose of the freehold. Minehead's West Somerset Railway (WSR), which uses steam locomotives, is run by West ...

Supporters of the West Somerset Railway have come down the line with nearly £200,000 to keep the heritage route on track over the winter, funding essential repairs and upgrades ahead of its spring ...

A heritage railway is to close for three months following an inspection by the railway watchdog. West Somerset Railway (WSR) was told it had a "significant number of important actions to take ...

The annual report of West Somerset Railway, seen by the BBC, shows this compares with a profit last year of £12,000. The company's annual report questioned its ability to "continue as a going ...

Bob Gillman, 78, will be signing his latest book, Isabel Finds a Home, and other children's books at Minehead Railway Station ...

Conservative and Liberal Democrat figures have made calls on the government to reconnect Somerset's main heritage railway to mainline services as the summer tourist season ramps up. The West Somerset ...

A Somerset heritage railway could be sold after the local authority decided to dispose of the freehold. Minehead's West Somerset Railway (WSR), which uses steam locomotives, is run by West ...

Supporters of the West Somerset Railway have come down the line with nearly £200,000 to keep the heritage route on track over the winter, funding essential repairs and upgrades ahead of its ...