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West Somerset Railway Autumn Steam Gala.

17th to 19th October 2025

Friday 17th October.

The crew of WSR manor class no.7828 Odney Manor exchange
tokens with the signalman at Williton as the train arrives.

7828 Odney Manor at Williton.

LSWR T3 class no.563 at Crowcombe Heathfield.

Another token exchange as PTR no.813, running as NCB no.11, arrives at Crowcombe Heathfield.

813 at Crowcombe Heathfield.

GWR Castle class no.5029 Nunney Castle approaches Crowcombe Heathfield.

5029 Nunney Castle arriving at Crowcombe Heathfield.

5029 Nunney Castle at Crowcombe Heathfield.

5029 Nunney Castle approaching Stogumber.

5029 Nunney Castle approaching Stogumber.

563 at Stogumber.

NCB no.11 arriving at Bishops Lydeard.

563 at Bishops Lydeard.

7828 Odney Manor arriving at Bishops Lydeard while 563 waits in the other platform.

7828 Odney Manor arriving at Bishops Lydeard.

Saturday 18th October.

No.11 arriving at Bishops Lydeard.

N0.11 at Crowcombe Heathfield.

The GWR Collet brake composite no. 6705 beautifully restored by the WSRHT Heritage Carriages project.

WSR Mogul no.9351 arriving at Crowcombe Heathfield.

5029 Nunney Castle departing from Watchet.

5029 Nunney Castle departing from Watchet.

563 approaching Watchet.

7828 Odney Manor at Watchet.

7828 Odney Manor departing from Watchet.

7828 Odney Manor departing from Watchet.

563 approaching Blue Anchor.

563 arriving at Blue Anchor.

9351 arriving at Blue Anchor as the signalman waits to collect the token from the train crew.

5029 Nunney Castle passing through Blue Anchor with and express train.

5029 Nunney Castle arriving a Blue Anchor.

Sunday 19th October.

A very, wet, cold and windy day at Minehead.

Andrew Barclay no.1219.

5029 Nunney Castle

1219 and 5029 Nunney Castle

5029 Nunney Castle taking on coal.

7828 Odney Manor

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