List of rolling stock preserved on the Somerset & Dorset Railway Heritage Trust

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The rolling stock preserved on the Somerset & Dorset Railway Heritage Trust is used to operate trains on the Somerset & Dorset Railway Heritage Trust, a heritage railway based at Midsomer Norton railway station, Somerset, England. There is a variety of preserved steam and diesel locomotives and diesel multiple units, passenger coaches and goods wagons. Most of the stock is typical of what would have been seen on the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway (SDJR) before closure. The majority of rolling stock is owned by the railway itself but some are owned by various individuals or voluntary groups.

Maintenance capacity

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The old station goods shed now acts as a workshop and provides covered and pit facilities for helping to restore rolling stock. The old goods yard, adjacent to the shed, is used as an area to work on locomotives before and after service.

Most of the stock is kept within the station limits due to limited space, however there is a siding for engineering trains just up the line. The railway hopes in the future to construct sidings adjacent to the station in order to help provide extra storage.

Steam locomotives

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The following locomotives are currently based at the Somerset & Dorset Railway Heritage Trust.

Current Steam Locomotives
Number & Name Locomotive Current Status Notes Built Date Livery Photograph
No. 7109 'Joyce' Sentinel 0-4-0VBT Under repair. Similar to the S&DJR Sentinels used on the line at Radstock North and built at the Sentinel Waggon Works, but neither survived into preservation. 7109 differs to these locomotives, however, with the S&D Sentinels featuring a lower cab roof, oval buffers and square windows. Boiler ticket expires 2026 (privately owned).[1] BR black. (Fictional)
No. 92207 'Morning Star' BR Standard Class 9F 2-10-0 Under restoration. In 2022, the S&DRHT announced that they had agreed to purchase 92207 for £150,000. It is estimated that the restoration will cost over £500,000 and will likely be complete in the 2030s.[2] 1959 N/A

Diesel locomotives

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Number & Name Locomotive Current Status Notes Built Date Livery Photograph
D1120 David.J.Cook English Electric 0-6-0DH In service. Built by the English Electric Company in 1966 at their Vulcan Works Newton le Willows. Originally in service with the National Coal Board at Lea Hall Colliery in Staffordshire, it was acquired by the Somerset & Dorset Locomotive Company for preservation before being purchased by the S&DRHT in 2003. Currently it is being fitted with a vacuum brake system to enable it to work passenger trains. 1966 Green
D4095 British Railways Class 08 0-6-0DE Under maintainance. Built Horwich Works 1961. TOPS number 08881. 1961 BR green, Wasp stripes  

Diesel Multiple Units

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Class Type Number Comments Build Date Livery Photograph
107 DMCL 52025 BR green, small warning panel
107 DMBS 52006 BR green, small warning panel

Previous Visitors

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The following locomotives are currently or have been based at the Somerset & Dorset Railway Heritage Trust.

Former Steam Locomotives
Number & Name Locomotive Notes Built Date Livery Owner Photograph
No. 5459 'Austin 1' Kitson and Company 0-6-0ST 1932 Lined Green Llangollen Railway Trust
No. 80072 BR Standard Class 4 2-6-4T 1953 BR Lined Black with Late Crest 80072 Steam Locomotive Co.
No. 47406 LMS Class 3F 'Jinty' 0-6-0T BR lined black
No.41312 LMS Ivatt Class 2 2-6-2T Visited from the Mid-Hants Railway in September 2022 as part of their Ivatt weekend gala (Remembering the Pines gala part 2). 1952 BR lined black Mid-Hants Railway
 
Former Diesel Locomotives
Former Diesel Multiple Units

Coaching stock

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British Rail Mark 1 coaches were the principal passenger stock of the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway from 1951 until the closure of the railway on 6 March 1966. The railway currently has five of these vehicles, four of which are in service.[3]

Number & Name Description Livery History & Current Status Owner(s) Photograph
No. M34527 Mk1 BSK BR lined maroon. Operational. Built by BR Wolverton in 1955. In 1978 it was withdrawn and converted for use in Tinsley Depot's breakdown train. In 1998 it entered preservation and in 2004 was acquired by the S&DRHT. Somerset & Dorset Railway Heritage Trust ~
No. M26049 Mk1 SK BR lined maroon. Operational. Built by BR Derby in 1962. Withdrawn in 1983, being sold to a charter company before being sold to Peak Rail and later the Midland Railway. It was then acquired in 2005 by members of the trust before the trust took full ownership in 2021. Somerset & Dorset Railway Heritage Trust ~
No. W9267 Mk1 BSO BR lined maroon. Operational - is mainline certified. Built by BR Doncaster in 1956. It was acquired by the NYMR railway in 1973, with the trust acquiring it on loan in 2017. This particular coach is historically significant, as it was a part of the last excursion train that ran to Bath Green Park on the S&D the day it closed. North Yorkshire Moors Railway ~
No. S1885 Mk1 RMB BR lined maroon. Operational. Built by BR York in 1953 as a TSO (Tourist Standard Open). It was acquired in 1987 by the Swanage Railway, who converted it to an RMB (Restaurant Miniature Buffet) before the trust acquired it in 2019. Is in use as a buffet car serving light refreshments. Somerset & Dorset Railway Heritage Trust ~
No. M25572 Mk1 SK BR lined maroon. Under restoration. Built by BR Wolverton in 1958. It was acquired in 1983 by the Bodmin and Wenford Railway before being sold to a private individual in 2016. The trust acquired it in 2020. Somerset & Dorset Railway Heritage Trust ~

Wagon stock

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Number & Name Description History & Current Status Livery Owner(s) Date Photograph Notes
No. S1162S SR PMVY Operational. SR green Private Owner 1936 ~
No. M94438 BR CCT Static, used as book shop. BR maroon. Private Owner 1960 ~
No. DW17639 GWR Mess van. Operational, used as P-Way mess van. GWR brown. S&DRHT 1904 ~
No. M44000 Milk Tanker Static, used to store water for steam operations. United Daries S&DRHT 1927 ~
No. DS56286 SR Queen Mary brake van Operational. SR brown Private Owner 1936 ~
No. DS62070 SR Walrus Under restoration. N/A S&DRHT 1958
 
No. B192437 SNCF Mineral Wagon Operational. BR grey S&DRHT 1946 ~
No. B160073 BR 16T Mineral Wagon Under restoration. BR grey S&DRHT 1958 ~
No. B577004 BR 16T Mineral Wagon Under restoration. BR grey S&DRHT 1957 ~
No. B558643 BR 16T Mineral Wagon Under restoration. N/A S&DRHT Unknown. ~
No. B779696 BR Pal Van Operational. BR brown S&DRHT 1958 ~
No. B756169 BR Box Van Operational. BR brown S&DRHT Unknown. ~
No. B785169 BR Box Van Operational. BR brown S&DRHT 1961 ~
No. M294176 LMS brake van. Operational. LMS brown. S&DRHT 1929 ~
No. DB983233 BR Dogfish Operational. BR black S&DRHT 1959 ~
No. DB992897 BR Dogfish Operational. BR black S&DRHT 1956 ~
No. DB984905 BR Grampus Under restoration. N/A S&DRHT Unknown. ~
No. DB985126 BR Grampus Under restoration. N/A S&DRHT 1953 ~
No. DB994445 BR Sturgeon Operational. BR black S&DRHT 1959 ~
No. S49208 SR Eliptical Van Under restoration. N/A S&DRHT Unknown. ~
No.321 Ammunition Van Under restoration. RNAD Grey S&DRHT 1910. ~

Other stock

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Number & Name Description History & Current Status Livery Owner(s) Date Photograph
N/A Road rail vehicle. Operational. BR Black S&DRHT Unknown. ~
B40W Wickham trolly. Operational. BR maroon. S&DRHT 1956 ~
  1. ^ Andy Chapman. "Sentinel Steam Loco 7109: 7109 Ownership". Sentinel7109.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
  2. ^ "92207 SDRHT 9F". sdjr.co.uk. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Coaches". sdjr.co.uk. Retrieved 13 October 2022.