West Somerset Railway (WSR)
West Somerset Railway (WSR)
Behold the longest heritage railway in England: a magnificent 20-mile coastal and countryside odyssey from Minehead to Bishops Lydeard. The West Somerset Railway is a grand-scale preservation triumph, where powerful Great Western steam engines traverse the Quantock Hills and the Bristol Channel coastline, connecting ten impeccably restored period stations that collectively form a living time capsule of the West Country's rail-borne history.
Railway History
England's Longest Heritage Line
The West Somerset Railway (WSR) is a marvel of railway preservation, maintaining over 20 miles of trackbed originally built to connect the Somerset coast with the main line at Taunton. As the longest heritage line in England, it is a "living museum" of the Great Western Railway (GWR), featuring 10 meticulously restored stations and a fleet of powerful steam engines that have become an iconic part of the West Country landscape.
