Yeovil Railway Centre

The Yeovil Railway Centre is a small railway museum located at Yeovil Junction on the L&SWR West of England Main Line between Salisbury and Exeter.

It was created in 1993 as a response to British Rail's decision to remove the turntable from Yeovil Junction. Approximately ¼ mile of track along the along the Clifton Maybank spur is used for demonstration trains.

The Site

The site contains a G.W.R. Transfer Shed built in the 1860's which was erected to facilitate the transfer of goods from Broad Gauge to Standard Gauge freight wagons. This is the final remaining shed of its type. This has been converted to a visitor centre. The site also has an S.R. turntable and a 15,000 gallon water tower. These have been restored to working order for the servicing of steam locomotives. An Engine Shed was built and opened in 1999.

Events

The centre holds regular events including Train Days where they operate steam train rides using a brake van down the Clifton Maybank spur as well as turntable demonstrations. Often there are additional attractions on site such as the miniature railway, shed tours, model railway and art gallery. There are other events such as the Train & Tractor Day & Santa Specials.

Mainline steam excursions to Exeter or Weymouth often call here for the locomotive to be turned & serviced.

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team locomotives

* Peckett 0-4-0ST "Pectin".

Diesel Locomotives

* Ruston & Hornsby 4wDM "Yeo" (works number 458959).
* Fowler 0-4-0DM "Cockney Rebel" (works number 4000007) ("Privately Owned").
* British Rail Class 50 50050 "Fearless" ("Privately Owned").

External Links

[http://www.yeovilrailway.freeservers.com Yeovil Railway Centre's Official Website]

References