The New Somerset and Dorset Railway, formed in early 2009, aims to restore the complete line of the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway as a modern transport system for the 21st century. The group also has a heritage aspect, to encourage future use by steam specials, etc. Work is currently (December 2017) concentrated on five sites, Midford - Midsomer Norton - Gartell - Shillingstone - Spetisbury.[1] Some of these are operated by independent groups.
The Somerset and Dorset Railway in 1890Midford Station in 1962The remains of Midford Station in September 2007
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Midford station, which is owned by the New Somerset and Dorset Railway, is being restored as a cafe and information centre.
somerset, dorset, railway, formed, early, 2009, aims, restore, complete, line, somerset, dorset, joint, railway, modern, transport, system, 21st, century, group, also, heritage, aspect, encourage, future, steam, specials, work, currently, december, 2017, conce. The New Somerset and Dorset Railway formed in early 2009 aims to restore the complete line of the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway as a modern transport system for the 21st century The group also has a heritage aspect to encourage future use by steam specials etc Work is currently December 2017 concentrated on five sites Midford Midsomer Norton Gartell Shillingstone Spetisbury 1 Some of these are operated by independent groups The Somerset and Dorset Railway in 1890 Midford Station in 1962 The remains of Midford Station in September 2007Midford editMidford station which is owned by the New Somerset and Dorset Railway is being restored as a cafe and information centre Spetisbury editWork on the restoration of Spetisbury station started in May 2012 2 Other groups editOther groups are restoring other parts of the railway These include The Somerset amp Dorset Railway Heritage Trust at Midsomer Norton railway station The Shillingstone Railway Project at Shillingstone railway station The Gartell Light Railway a narrow gauge heritage railway which runs partly along the track of the old Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway Some of the track has been restored as a surfaced cycleway and footpath the Two Tunnels Greenway on much of the track from Bath to Midsomer Norton including Devonshire and Combe Down Tunnels and some of the track south of Sturminster Newton as the North Dorset Trailway 3 References edit New Somerset and Dorset Railway Somersetanddorsetrailway co uk Retrieved 26 December 2017 Right Lines magazine of the New Somerset and Dorset Railway No 4 September 2012 page 2 The Dorset walk 2 North Dorset Trailway Dorset Life June 2014 Retrieved 27 August 2018 External links editOfficial website 51 20 42 N 2 20 43 W 51 3449 N 2 3452 W 51 3449 2 3452 nbsp This England rail transport related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title New Somerset and Dorset Railway amp oldid 1003428303, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
