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Volunteers at East Somerset Railway have an exciting new project for 2020 with the arrival of Ex GWR Large Prairie...

It’s some six months since we gave the last update and despite a couple of lockdowns ESR staff and volunteers...

We were thrilled to hear we have received funding thanks to the government’s #CultureRecoveryFund so that we can continue to...

We are pleased to report that our National Lottery funded project has achieved a few more milestones since the last...

September marks a milestone for the ESR carriage and wagon department in that we have finally been able to put...

Thanks must go to the National Lottery for advancing the final 10% of funding which has helped us to settle...

Museum roof and platform nearing completion……. February’s weather was not well suited to running a roofing contract, but despite the...

A key stage in our Lottery Funded “Cranmore Station Dementia Friendly Heritage Project” has been reached.

An account of life and events at the East Somerset Railway

5239 "Goliath" arrived from The Dartmouth Steam Railway and overhaul began in October 2017. Following is the latest news on...