The historic line ran between Bath in Somerset and Bournemouth in Dorset [Julian Peters] For more than a century the Somerset and Dorset Railway (S&D) served as a lifeline for rural communities - ...

A rare, vintage train carriage that a couple had used as a makeshift shed has been lifted out of their garden to be donated to a railway trust. The Somerset and Dorset Railway Trust will restore the ...

Emotions ran high as a coffin with the message 'S&D died today' was loaded on to S&D Railway's last service train in March 1966 The 50th anniversary of the closing of the Somerset and Dorset Railway ...

The historic railway line which once connected Bath and Bournemouth is set to return to the spotlight 58 years after its closure as it features in a major new documentary, Abandoned Railways From ...

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The work done to clear the old Somerset and Dorset railway track in Shepton Mallet and open it up as a multi-user path has been shortlisted at the prestigious National Railway Heritage Awards. The ...

In 1965, the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway was told to close as part of the Beeching cuts. Hear stories of how it is remembered and the ways the line is still being used now. Show more In 1965, ...

A long-abandoned Somerset railway line has been recognised as one of the UK's most picturesque lost railway lines. The ...

For more than a century the Somerset and Dorset Railway (S&D) served as a lifeline for rural communities - transporting coal, commuters and holidaymakers alike. The historic line ran between Bath in ...