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The Somerset & Dorset Railway Heritage Trust (S&DRHT) is a heritage railway line in Somerset, England, that runs on a restored section of the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway. The line is approximately 1 mile long and operates from Midsomer Norton South.

The Evercreech to Bath section of the S&D, the section which Midsomer Norton South was a part of, opened on 20 July 1874. It was a final attempt by the S&D to achieve profitability by connecting to Bath and crossing the Somerset Coalfield. This failed however, and the railway became jointly owned by the Midland Railway (MR) and the London and South Western Railway (LSWR). At the 1923 Grouping, the line became jointly owned by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway and the Southern Railway, as successors to the MR and LSWR respectively. After nationalisation in 1948 the line became part of the Southern Region, the era that the trust aims to preserve after. Following the Beeching Report in 1963 it was announced that the line would close and did so on 6 March 1966.

The S&D Heritage Trust was formed some 30 years after the closure of the S&DJR in 1966 under the Beeching Axe, headquartered in Midsomer Norton. The station site was sold in 1969 to a local school, and then in 1995 to the Wansdyke district council, who leased it to the Trust to restore to its 1950s condition. The Trust has since restored the original station buildings, a signalbox and a goods shed. A museum is located in an old horse stable block that houses a collection of S&DJR memorabilia, and there is also a pillbox with World War II exhibits. Having agreed a lease arrangement with the trackbed owners, the Trust has over time relaid the track which now runs for 1 mile from the station up the ruling 1:50 gradient to the infilled cutting towards Chilcompton. The railway bridge over Silver St has been removed, and further extension Southwards will require removal of the in fill and restoration of the former Chilcompton railway tunnel. Commercial activities such as catering, retail services and the operation of public trains over the original trackbed come under the control of the Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway Company Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Trust. It is separate to and should not be confused with the Somerset and Dorset Railway Trust, which is located at the West Somerset Railway's Washford railway station. In May 2013 an online appeal was launched to raise £500,000 by 30 September 2013 to purchase the station at the summit of the S&DJR at Masbury. The Trust eventually raised only £80,000 by the deadline, and the site was sold to another party.

+Number & NamePhotographCurrent StatusNotesLiveryEnglish Electric D1120 David. J. CookIn service. Built by the English Electric Company in 1966 at their Vulcan Works Newton le Willows. Originally in service with the National Coal Board at Lea Hall Colliery in Staffordshire, it was acquired by the Somerset & Dorset Locomotive Company for preservation before being purchased by the S&DRHT in 2003. Currently it is being fitted with a vacuum brake system to enable it to work passenger trains. GreenBritish Railways Class 08 D4095Under maintenance. Built Horwich Works 1961. TOPS number 08881. BR green, Wasp stripes

+Number & NamePhotographCurrent StatusNotesliveryClass 107 DMU DMCL/DMBS 52025/52006 In servicePurchased in April 2022 from the Avon Valley Railway, privatley owned. BR green, small warning panel

+Number & NameLocomotiveHistory & Current StatusLiveryPhotographNo. 80072British Railways 4MT Visited from the Llangollen Railway September 2016 numbered as 80043 for the duration of the visit as this was the number of a classmate that had worked on the Somerset & Dorset line in the 60s. BR lined black~No. 47406LMS Class 3F 'Jinty' BR lined black~No.41312LMS Ivatt Class 2 2 6 2TVisited from the Mid Hants Railway in September 2022 as part of their Ivatt weekend gala (Remembering the Pines gala part 2). BR lined black~No. 5459 Austin 1Kitson and Company Returned to steam after overhaul in March 2020. loaned from 2021 to 2022Lined Green. Llangollen Railway Trust

British Rail Mark 1 coaches were the principal passenger stock of the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway from 1951 until the closure of the railway on 6 March 1966. The railway currently has five of these vehicles, four of which are in service. Number & Name Description Livery History & Current Status Owner(s) PhotographNo. M34527Mk1 BSKBR lined maroon. Operational. Built by BR Wolverton in 1955. In 1978 it was withdrawn and converted for use in Tinsley Depot's breakdown train. In 1998 it entered preservation and in 2004 was acquired by the S&DRHT. Somerset & Dorset Railway Heritage Trust~No. M26049Mk1 SKBR lined maroon. Operational. Built by BR Derby in 1962. Withdrawn in 1983, being sold to a charter company before being sold to Peak Rail and later the Midland Railway. It was then acquired in 2005 by members of the trust before the trust took full ownership in 2021. Somerset & Dorset Railway Heritage Trust~No. W9267Mk1 BSOBR lined maroon. Operational is mainline certified. Built by BR Doncaster in 1956. It was acquired by the NYMR railway in 1973, with the trust acquiring it on loan in 2017. This particular coach is historically significant, as it was a part of the last excursion train that ran to Bath Green Park on the S&D the day it closed. North Yorkshire Moors Railway~No. S1885Mk1 RMBBR lined maroon. Operational. Built by BR York in 1953 as a TSO (Tourist Standard Open). It was acquired in 1987 by the Swanage Railway, who converted it to an RMB (Restaurant Miniature Buffet) before the trust acquired it in 2019. Is in use as a buffet car serving light refreshments. Somerset & Dorset Railway Heritage Trust~No. M25572Mk1 SKBR lined maroon. Under restoration. Built by BR Wolverton in 1958. It was acquired in 1983 by the Bodmin and Wenford Railway before being sold to a private individual in 2016. The trust acquired it in 2020. Somerset & Dorset Railway Heritage Trust~

+Number & NameDescriptionHistory & Current StatusLiveryOwner(s)DatePhotographNotesNo. S1162SSR PMVYOperational. SR greenPrivate Owner1936~No. M94438BR CCTStatic, used as book shop. BR maroon. Private Owner1960~No. DW17639GWR Mess van. Operational, used as P Way mess van. GWR brown. S&DRHT1904~No. M44000Milk TankerStatic, used to store water for steam operations. United DariesS&DRHT1927~No. DS56286SR Queen Mary brake vanOperational. SR brownPrivate Owner1936~No. DS62070SR WalrusUnder restoration. N/AS&DRHT1958~No. B192437SNCF Mineral WagonOperational. BR greyS&DRHT1946~No. B160073BR 16T Mineral WagonUnder restoration. BR greyS&DRHT1958~No. B577004BR 16T Mineral WagonUnder restoration. BR greyS&DRHT1957~No. B558643BR 16T Mineral WagonUnder restoration. N/AS&DRHTUnknown.~No. B779696BR Pal VanOperational. BR brownS&DRHT1958~No. B756169BR Box VanOperational. BR brownS&DRHTUnknown.~No. B785169BR Box VanOperational. BR brownS&DRHT1961~No. M294176LMS brake van. Operational. LMS brown. S&DRHT1929~No. DB983233BR DogfishOperational. BR blackS&DRHT1959~No. DB992897BR DogfishOperational. BR blackS&DRHT1956~No. DB984905BR GrampusUnder restoration. N/AS&DRHTUnknown.~No. DB985126BR GrampusUnder restoration. N/AS&DRHT1953~No. DB994445BR SturgeonOperational. BR blackS&DRHT1959~No. S49208SR Elliptical VanUnder restoration. N/AS&DRHTUnknown.~No.321Ammunition VanUnder restoration. RNAD GreyS&DRHT1910.~

Number & NameDescriptionHistory & Current StatusLiveryOwner(s)DatePhotographN/ARoad rail vehicle. Operational. BR BlackS&DRHTUnknown.~B40WWickham trolly. Operational. BR maroon. S&DRHT1956~

+Number & NameDescriptionHistory & Current StatusLiveryOwner(s)DatePhotographNo. 255Under restoration (body only), on modified underframe of a LMS CCT. Was later sold to the Brecon and Merthyr Railway, one of only three surviving vehicles, in 1920 then withdrawn by GWR c. 1930. The underframe of the LMS CCT was later found to be that of a Midland Railway 6 wheeler, making it more perfect for the fitting. Might be painted in an S&DJR livery as the coach is the appropriate type as used on the line. N/AUnknown.1890~No. 10023Mk3a RFBWas static in use as buffet car, later sold on to a private owner for non railway use. Plain greenPrivate owner.1980~No. M59664Class 115 DMU TCLStatic, was in use as staff canteen. BR line greenUnknown.1960.