May 2025

Join us at our headline event this year, our not-to-be missed Spring Steam Spectacular, which this year runs between Friday 2nd May and Bank Holiday Monday 5th May.

Our Railway really comes to life during our Gala events, with a busy timetable in operation from early morning to late evening. This will allow you to get off at as many stations as you wish, and to travel behind all of our operating locomotives. A variety of special trains will be in operation, including local passenger, parcels, demonstration goods and even some exciting non-stop express journeys. You'll also be able to travel down our rarely opened section of line between Bishops Lydeard and Norton Fitzwarren. The turning triangle at Norton Fitzwarren and turntable at Minehead will both be in use, ensuring as many trains as possible will be facing smokebox first. Don't forget your camera! Various heritage displays, model railways and museums will also be open along the line. Our first confirmed visiting locomotive for the event in 2025 is LMS 'Jubilee' Class 4-6-0 no.45596 'Bahamas'. The engine will join us courtesy of the Bahamas Locomotive Society, and we are grateful for the opportunity to host this prestigious mainline locomotive at one of our events. Built in 1935 by North British of Glasgow, the engine soon entered service with the London Midland and Scottish Railway, entering traffic based at Crewe North shed. In 1961, 'Bahamas' became unique among her classmates when she was fitted with a double chimney in an experiment to improve the performance of the class. The engine was fortunate enough to have never ended up in a scrap yard, being bought directly from British Railways in