Letter from the Chair Association Chairman MIKE SHERWOOD reports.
When I last wrote to you, the railway was in the middle of what I believe to have been a successful summer season. While we didn't run to Minehead, we got to be pretty slick at running-around at Dunster, and the vintage bus service was well received by passengers. I saw nothing but happy smiling faces. As for the Minehead level crossing, pending final snags and a lot of training, we should be running back into Minehead next year, and in fact, I have now fired a loco all the way to Minehead as part of an ECS move.
WSR JOURNAL – WINTER 2021
It is great to see an exciting programme including Winterlights trains is planned in November until Christmas. Santa trains also feature, with full details on the WSR plc web site. As the ops notice always says: “Other trains may run” and I'm booked for a light engine move or two before the winter programme starts. Despite all of the success in 2021, the need for ongoing support is still essential. The impacts of the pandemic on heritage rail in general have been hard. I reported in my last letter about the discussions we
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