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The rolling stock preserved on the Somerset & Dorset Railway Heritage Trust is used to operate trains on the Somerset & Dorset Railway Heritage Trust, a heritage railway based at Midsomer Norton railway station, Somerset, England. There is a variety of preserved steam and diesel locomotives and diesel multiple units, passenger coaches and goods wagons. Most of the stock is typical of what would have been seen on the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway (SDJR) before closure. The majority of rolling stock is owned by the railway itself but some are owned by various individuals or voluntary groups.
The old station goods shed now acts as a workshop and provides covered and pit facilities for helping to restore rolling stock. The old goods yard, adjacent to the shed, is used as an area to work on locomotives before and after service.
Most of the stock is kept within the station limits due to limited space, however there is a siding for engineering trains just up the line. The railway hopes in the future to construct sidings adjacent to the station in order to help provide extra storage.
Similar to the S&DJR Sentinels used on the line at Radstock North and built at the Sentinel Waggon Works, but neither survived into preservation. 7109 differs to these locomotives, however, with the S&D Sentinels featuring a lower cab roof, oval buffers and square windows. Boiler ticket expires 2026 (privately owned).[1]
In 2022, the S&DRHT announced that they had agreed to purchase 92207 for £150,000. It is estimated that the restoration will cost over £500,000 and will likely be complete in the 2030s.[2]
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.
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.[3]
Number & Name
Description
Livery
History & Current Status
Owner(s)
Photograph
No. M34527
Mk1 BSK
BR 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 In 1978 it was withdrawn and converted for use in Tinsley Depot's breakdown train.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.
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.
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.
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
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No. M25572
Mk1 SK
BR 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.
