As a tangible sign that work is progressing on our Loco Build we have just taken delivery of the smokebox door at our base in Duncan’s Yard! Here it is in all its glory, with the chimney seating and chimney
Smokebox door arrives
Restoration Diary – 2
With the restoration team now meeting on a regular basis at our shed at Duncan’s Yard, work has started in earnest on the ex-War Department 2’6″ gauge 4-wheeled chassis. Since this photo the chassis has been turned through 90 degrees
Wenhaston Project latest
The Southwold Railway Trust has submitted a planning application to build a replica station at Wenhaston, a maintenance and visitor building, car park and landscaping. None of this can happen unless the SRT secures ownership of the land. With other
SR Stamps now available online
These special philatelists collectors’ items are now available from our online Shop. The 24 full colour perforated and gummed stamps featuring 4 different designs. PLEASE NOTE: if used on postal items FULL current Royal Mail postage stamps will need to be
“CHANGE HERE FOR SOUTWHOLD”
Our Publicity Officer – Rev. Simon Pitcher – took this photo at the Winchcombe Railway Museum about 8 years ago whilst on summer holiday. This is not the GWR that runs through Winchcombe, but a little independent museum near the town centre.
Track Walk Booklet back again!
A new edition of our popular Southwold Railway & Blyth Valley Track Walk booklet is now available. The booklet details a series of walks along or near to the track bed of the former railway, and identifies interesting features, flora
More loco build news
In order to raise the profile of the loco project the Trustees have agreed to the production of replica BLYTH nameplates to sell, and the production of some high profile items for the loco, for example, chimney, dome or smokebox door.
Teddy Boston’s SR model archive
The Trust is privileged to have received a donation of much of the iconic Southwold Railway 4mm layout and stock created in the 1950s and 60s by Rev. Teddy Boston. His nephew – Rev. Jonathan Boston – has passed on these pioneering
Box of the Southwold Railway
Halesworth resident Jan Martin came up with ‘The Box of the SOUTHWOLD RAILWAY’ as part of her training at art college in 1980, following the interest generated by the centenary of the line the previous year. Jan designed this Memory Box as
Leiston Works Railway
We were delighted last year to visit the Long Shop Museum, Leiston at the end of March 2010 for the official return to steam of shunting loco Sirapite after a 4-year restoration project. The good news is that the tract of land