Bishops Lydeard, Somerset. W 35408 Jupiter. Mk 1 Brake Corridor Second, Wolverton, lot 35408, 1963. Converted to KDC 977165 Balfour Beatty Staff Brake Generator Corridor Second. Photo: 27.10.2018. #BishopsLydeard #coach #railway #departmental

Bishops Lydeard, Somerset. DW 3018. Great Western Railway 6w milk tank. Swindon, lot 1700, 1946. Ex. United Dairies, to internal use as 041356 at Ferme Park. To East Somerset Railway 02/2024 Photo: 07.08.2004. #BishopsLydeard #railway #wagon #GreatWesternRailway #milk #tank

Bishops Lydeard, Somerset. ADW 102. Great Western Railway 6w water/sludge tank. Swindon, lot 1555, 1946. Ex. Bristol Kingsland Road, 07/1992. To East Somerset Railway, 02/2024. Photo: 07.08.2004. #BishopsLydeard #railway #wagon #GreatWesternRailway #slude #water #tank

DW 80976. Great Western Railway Hawksworth Inspection Saloon. Swindon, lot 1701, 1948. Ex. Rowden Mill Station, Herefordshire. Photos: Norton Fitzwarren, 04.08.2012 (1); Bishops Lydeard, 19.07.2014 (2). #NortonFitzwarren #BishopsLydeard #GreatWesternRailway #coach #railway

Bishops Lydeard, Somerset. W 3108 Meteor (99358). Mk 1 First Open. Swindon, lot 30697, 1962. Pseudo-Pullman livery. Ex. Pullman-Rail, 1984; Bounds Green; to WSR, 1991. Photo: 19.07.2017. #BishopsLydeard #coach #railway

Early Christmas present for Somerset village as £370,000 nursery moves forward Bishops Lydeard has allocated £100,000 from local housing developments to help deliver a new nursery near the village's existing primary school

#BishopsLydeard will be getting a new £370,000 nursery by September 2026 following a successful campaign by #Tiverton and #Minehead MP @rachelgilmourld.bsky.social: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2571621... #LDReporter #Somerset #CIL

D1010 Western Campaigner. Swindon, 1962. New to 81A (Old Oak Common), withdrawn 02/1977. Ex. Foster Yeoman, Merehead Quarry, Somerset as D1035 Western Yeoman. Photos: Williton, 11/2015 (1); Bishops Lydeard, 11/2017 (2). #Williton #BishopsLydeard #Class52 #WesternCampaigner

Free shuttle train to run to get visitors to see Inspiration on the West Somerset Railway Great Western Railway is running a special shuttle train to get passengers to see the Inspiration Train on the West Somerset Railway. The shuttle trains will run from Taunton to Bishops Lydeard, using a rarely used section of track. Today (25 November) and Friday (28 November), four return trips will run…

Free shuttle train to run to get visitors to see Inspiration on the West Somerset Railway #BishopsLydeard #class_150 #GreatWesternRailway #InspirationTrain #railway_200 #somerset

Come and be inspired. Book free tickets online on official website west-somerset-railway.co.uk Free rail shuttle from Taunton Station to Bishops Lydeard Station for holders of tickets for this event. #wsr #rail200 #bishopslydeard #taunton #somerset

Inspiration heads to the West Somerset Railway Following its recent sell-out success at Blackpool North, the Railway 200 Inspiration Train is heading to the West Somerset Railway next.

Inspiration heads to the West Somerset Railway www.railadvent.co.uk/2025/11/inspiration-head... #BishopsLydeard #InspirationTrain #railway_200 #somerset #WestSomersetRailway

Three industrial steam locomotives at West Somerset Railway’s Autumn Steam Weekend This weekend’s Autumn Steam Weekend at the West Somerset Railway will feature three locomotives that spent much of their lives in industrial service.

Three industrial steam locomotives at West Somerset Railway’s Autumn Steam Weekend #BishopsLydeard #BlueAnchor #CaledoniaWorks #Gwr_0_6_0No_813 #Gwr_813PreservationFund #minehead

Steam locomotive 5029 Nunney Castle set for West Somerset Gala The West Somerset Railway has announced an exciting line-up of locomotives for its Autumn Steam Weekend from 17th to 19th October. The post Steam locomotive 5029 Nunney Castle set for West Somerset Gala first appeared on VibeWire Magazine.

#BishopsLydeard #GWRCastleNo5029NunneyCastle #LSWRT3No563

Steam locomotive 5029 Nunney Castle set for West Somerset Gala The West Somerset Railway has announced an exciting line-up of locomotives for its Autumn Steam Weekend from 17th to 19th October. The post Steam locomotive 5029 Nunney Castle set for West Somerset Gala first appeared on VibeWire Magazine.

#BishopsLydeard #GWRCastleNo5029NunneyCastle #LSWRT3No563

Steam locomotive 5029 Nunney Castle set for West Somerset Gala The West Somerset Railway has announced an exciting line-up of locomotives for its Autumn Steam Weekend from 17th to 19th October.

The West Somerset Railway (WSR) has announced an exciting line-up of locomotives for its Autumn Steam Weekend from Friday, 17th to Sunday, 19th October. www.railadvent.co.uk/2025/08/steam-locomotive... #BishopsLydeard

Steam locomotive No. 563 to visit the West Somerset Railway The West Somerset Railway has announced that its Autumn Steam Gala Weekend will be returning on the 17th -19th October. The post Steam locomotive No. 563 to visit the West Somerset Railway first appeared on VibeWire Magazine.

#BishopsLydeard #LondonandSouthWesternRailway #LSWRT3No563 #RailNews

Steam locomotive No. 563 to visit the West Somerset Railway The West Somerset Railway has announced that its Autumn Steam Gala Weekend will be returning on the 17th -19th October. The post Steam locomotive No. 563 to visit the West Somerset Railway first appeared on VibeWire Magazine.

#BishopsLydeard #LondonandSouthWesternRailway #LSWRT3No563 #RailNews

Steam locomotive No. 563 to visit the West Somerset Railway The West Somerset Railway has announced that its Autumn Steam Gala Weekend will be returning on the 17th -19th October.

Steam locomotive No. 563 to visit the West Somerset Railway www.railadvent.co.uk/2025/07/563-to-visit-wsr... #BishopsLydeard #LondonAndSouthWesternRailway #LswrT3No_563 #SwanageRailwayTrust #WestSomersetRailway

Direct bus link from West Somerset Railway to be scrapped A direct bus link between Taunton and the West Somerset Railway (WSR) is being scrapped after 20 years due to low passengers numbers.

The 28/ 28A bus service between #Taunton and #Minehead will not call at #BishopsLydeard railway station from August 31 - removing a direct link between mainline rail services and the West #Somerset Railway: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2533009... #LDReporter

Bishops Lydeard, Somerset. Old rails inside the Rexquote road-rail machine works. Photo: 07.06.2025. #BishopsLydeard #Rexquote #railway #OnTrackPlant

Bishops Lydeard, Somerset. D3462. Darlington, 1957. New to 73C (Hither Green), renumbered 02/1974 as 08377, withdrawn from Laira, 06/1983. To Mid Hants Railway, 03/2013. Photo: 06.08.2004. #BishopsLydeard #Class08 #shunter #gront

Bishops Lydeard, Somerset. D1015 Western Champion. Swindon, 1963. New to 88A (Cardiff Canton), withdrawn 12/1976. Photos: 02.07.2024. #BishopsLydeard #Somerset #locomotive #WesternChampion #Western @steelcitydoggo.bsky.social

Bishops Lydeard Railway Station, Somerset. 1862. Originally 7ft gauge, converted to standard gauge, 1882. Photos: 07.06.2025 (1);29.06.2025 (2). #BishopsLydeard #Somerset #railway #station #ERailwayStation

Anyone on here live in #Somerset near #BishopsLydeard?

Flying Scotsman Returns to the West Somerset Railway From Monday, 28th June, the West Somerset Railway will see its first trains hauled by a special, world-famous locomotive. The post Flying Scotsman Returns to the West Somerset Railway first appeared on VibeWire Magazine.

#BishopsLydeard #Minehead #NationalRailwayMuseum

Flying Scotsman Returns to the West Somerset Railway From Monday, 28th June, the West Somerset Railway will see its first trains hauled by a special, world-famous locomotive. The post Flying Scotsman Returns to the West Somerset Railway first appeared on VibeWire Magazine.

#BishopsLydeard #Minehead #NationalRailwayMuseum

Flying Scotsman Returns to the West Somerset Railway From Monday, 28th June, the West Somerset Railway will see its first trains hauled by a special, world-famous locomotive.

Flying Scotsman Returns to the West Somerset Railway www.railadvent.co.uk/2025/06/flying-scotsman-... #BishopsLydeard #minehead #NationalRailwayMuseum #No_60103FlyingScotsman #RailAdvent #somerset #WestSomersetRailway

Researching #Bevan side of my family. Granny was one of 14! Her sister, Amy, at the age of 16 in 1904, went to India to work for her Uncle who had a piano business in Calcutta! What a thing. I vaguely remember her as she died at 104! Many of the family were born in #BishopsLydeard #Somerset

Steam locomotive 7029 Clun Castle to pass through Bristol this Saturday 7029 Clun Castle will be hauling The Whistling Ghost this Saturday (31st May 2025) between Birmingham and Bishops Lydeard. The post Steam locomotive 7029 Clun Castle to pass through Bristol this Saturday first appeared on VibeWire Magazine.

#BarntGreen #Birmingham #BirminghamNewStreet #BishopsLydeard

Steam locomotive 7029 Clun Castle to pass through Bristol this Saturday 7029 Clun Castle will be hauling The Whistling Ghost this Saturday (31st May 2025) between Birmingham and Bishops Lydeard. The post Steam locomotive 7029 Clun Castle to pass through Bristol this Saturday first appeared on VibeWire Magazine.

#BarntGreen #Birmingham #BirminghamNewStreet #BishopsLydeard

Steam locomotive 7029 Clun Castle to pass through Bristol this Saturday 7029 Clun Castle will be hauling The Whistling Ghost this Saturday (31st May 2025) between Birmingham and Bishops Lydeard.

Steam locomotive 7029 Clun Castle to pass through Bristol this Saturday www.railadvent.co.uk/2025/05/steam-locomotive... #BarntGreen #birmingham #BirminghamNewStreet #BishopsLydeard #BristolParkway #BristolTempleMeads #cheltenham