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Defiance To The Rescue
An unexpected call for assistance came from the West Somerset Railway on Tuesday, and we were delighted to help. Unfortunately, the booked steam locomotive failed before its 14:30 departure from Minehead. Photo R Hiscox Fortunately, 50049 Defiance had just arrived with C50A Chairman and GBRf driver Tony Middleton. Before you could say "Notch 7", Defiance was heading back towards Bishops Lydeard, ensuring the service arrived only 20 minutes late. 50049 is appearing at the West
13 hours ago
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Happy New Year
The Fifty Fund - Alliance would like to wish all our supporters and shareholders a healthy and prosperous 2025. We have lots of exciting...
Jan 2, 2025
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A Glorious Gala at the West Somerset Railway
50033 Glorious has certainly lived up to her name during her star appearance at the Somerset based railway last weekend. The West...
Jun 11, 2024
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50033 Goes West
Details for 50033 move to the West Somerset Railway for the their upcoming Summer Diesel Festival have been released....
Jun 1, 2024
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A Glorious Return
50033 Glorious has made a successful return to traffic today on the Severn Valley Railway. 18 months after her last appearance which has...
May 27, 2024
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