Welcome
The Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway - almost always referred to as the S&D - was a greatly loved and well used English railway line connecting Bath and Bournemouth. Our aim is to restore the whole line, from Bournemouth to Bath and to Glastonbury and Wells, using a mix of lobbying, strategic track-bed purchase and restoration of sections of the route as they become viable.
Achieving the 'impossible' (Tuesday, 09 March 2010)
(All text and images by Anna-Jayne Metcalfe A couple of weeks ago I was privileged to be on the first mainline tour to visit the Weardale Railway The 25 mile Bishop Auckland - Wearhead branch was orig... [Continued]
Back to Barcelona (Sunday, 07 March 2010)
Some shots from Barcelona's very new tramway, the Trambaix. These are shots from the northern network of lines 4, 5 and 6. There is also an unconnected (and slightly less new) network to the south of... [Continued]
Infamy and Birthdays (Saturday, 06 March 2010)
Binegar 1967 (Jeffery Grayer) Midsomer Norton 2005 (Steve Sainsbury) The 6th of March will always ring out as a day of infamy, or at least until the S&D is fully restored! But it is also our first... [Continued]
The Midford Station Appeal
The first aim of the New S&D will be to secure the station site at Midford and rebuild the station as a visitor information centre. This will only be the very first small step to restoring the route, but possibly the most important.
As Paypal charges can be high it is better to make larger donations (£20+) by cheque wherever possible, but please feel free to use this facility for any amounts if easier! Cheques should be made payable to 'New Somerset and Dorset Railway' and sent to:
Midford Station Appeal,
The New Somerset and Dorset Railway,
10 Bellamy Avenue,
Hartcliffe,
Bristol,
BS13 0HW.
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Website Updates
15 February 2010: Added more photos to Bath Green Park, Binegar and Evercreech Junction stations.
Page last updated: 24 February 2010