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30075, one of the ‘Yankee Tank’ steam locomotives being restored by the Project 62 group at Shillingstone Station, achieved its boiler certificate. The 1960 engine, built in Yugoslavia to an American design, had done service at many heritage rail ...

A railway coach dating to the 1880s was brought to the station. It is thought to have been withdrawn from service on the S&D in the 1930s, and somehow ended up as a changing room at a tennis club. It was rescued by a railway buff who installed it ...

The Wickham Trolley began a programme of engine-tuning, brake testing and driver training. A similar trolley – used for carrying track inspection personnel – was based at the station until its closure, but this 1959 model came to Shillingstone in ...

Shillingstone Station welcomed a visit from the Yeovil Vintage Car Club. In all, 34 enthusiasts arrived in a variety of classic vehicles, to enjoy a cream tea in the Mk I carriage. ...

On a hot afternoon, a Permanent Way team of 12 volunteers laid the last track of the 400m extension, connecting to existing track. Operations manager Phil Jacques placed the final ‘golden’ screw and it was driven home. He then thanked the team fo ...

A BBC team visited the station to record material for a Railway 200 special in September. Reporter Briony Leyland and cameraman Daniel Jojo interviewed NDR chairman Gavin Collins, former Shillingstone signalman Bob Downes, and volunteer John Coulbert ...

A hand-operated crane originally located at Binegar station in Somerset was installed on the station’s loading dock. In 1904 a narrow gauge line was built from the Oakhill Brewery to Binegar, where the crane was used to transfer barrels onto the ma ...

Another busy weekend at the station. We welcomed a steady flow of visitors who had come to enquire about volunteering and are pleased that a number of them have decided to join us. Meanwhile, we conducted the draw for our grand summer draw in aid ...

A fantastic turnout for the Open Day/ Model Railway event today: we welcomed many hundreds of visitors who enjoyed the layouts, the guided tours, the signal box demonstrations, the ballasting demonstration, P62 visits, the stalls and, of course, the ...

If you are visiting North Dorset Railway our new main car park is now open at Haywards Lane/Bere Marsh. At the northern edge of Shillingstone village follow the signs to turn off the A357 towards Child Okeford, pass under the railway bridge and it's ...

On Saturday, both rails of the final panel on the North side of the bridge were fixed in place in the normal way and gauged during the process. Some slewing work was necessary for track alignment purposes. Two 60' rails for the panel over the bridge ...

Some decent weather on Saturday allowed the Pway team to complete the ballasting of Lamb House bridge. A load of ballast was tipped on to a layer of Terram membrane on the South side of the bridge: the ballast was then spread on the bridge itself to ...