The East Somerset Railway
East Somerset Railway
56XX No.5637 sits in Cranmore Station, after the welcoming it back into service ceremony!
The East Somerset Railway is a standard gauge steam railway
which runs through the picturesque Mendip Countryside.
The ride is two and a half miles long.
There are two halts along the trip, the first is Cranmore West where you can alight to visit the engine sheds, and on special events there is also Driver for a fiver.
The second is Merryfield Lane where there is a picnic area, it is also a good spot for filming the loco coming up the bank and blasting out from under the old Tramway bridge.
If you buy a single ticket you an take the train to Mendip Vale and walk back to Cranmore along a part designated path.
And of course the 1 in 50 gradient out of Mendip Vale, a favourite with enthusiasts, the engine has to start on it and then run up it for nearly a mile!
Website: www.Eastsomersetrailway.com
Operating days: Weekends from April to October.
Line Length: 2 1/2 miles.
Operational Locomotives:
- Robert Stephensons & Hawthorn No.47 ‘Moorbarrow’ (On loan from the Linconshire Wolds Railway.)
- Andrew Barclay 0-4-0ST ‘Lady Nan’
- Andrew Barclay 0-4-0ST ‘Lord Fisher’ (Out of sevice)
- Andrew Barclay 0-4-0ST No.705 (Out of service)
- GWR 5600 class 0-6-2T No.5637
- Huddswell Clarke 0-6-0 Diesel shunter No.45
- Sentinel 0-4-0 diesel shunter ‘Cattewater’
- Sentinel 0-6-0DH No.39 (Out of service for overhaul)
- Sentinel 0-4-0DH ‘Joan’ (Undergoing Restoration)
Gallery:
Andrew Barclay 0-4-0ST No.1719 'Lady Nan'
RSH 0-6-0ST No.47 'Moorbarrow' in the shed
BR 9F 2-10-0 'Black Prince'
