A blackened freight steam locomotive stands over the pit at Loughborough engine shed at night, lit by shed lamps, with another locomotive glowing in the dark behind.
Photo: Duncan Harris · CC BY-SA 2.0
Railway Events · Finished for 2026

West Somerset Railway Autumn Steam Weekend

📅 Fri 25 – Sun 27 Sep 2026📍 West Somerset Railway, Bishops Lydeard station, Somerset

West Somerset Railway Autumn Steam Weekend has finished for 2026. It ran Fri 25 – Sun 27 Sep 2026 at West Somerset Railway, Bishops Lydeard station, Somerset.

Events like this are usually annual. We have not yet had next year's date confirmed by West Somerset Railway — once it is, we will update this page and add it back to railway events. Get the weekly email and you will hear about it as soon as it lands.

Three-day gala marking 50 years of the West Somerset Railway in preservation, with an intensive timetable over the 20-plus miles between Bishops Lydeard and Minehead, England's longest standard gauge heritage line. The first announced guest is LMS Ivatt tank No 41313, visiting from the Isle of Wight Steam Railway, joining the home fleet.

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