A Somerset Tractor

We paid a visit to the West Somerset Railway on Saturday and, to my surprise, there was a visiting Class 37 in charge of the 11:00 train to Minehead.

This locomotive is owned by the Growler Group and is based at the Gloucester Warwickshire Steam and was visiting the WSR as part of a tour around the country.

The loco, formerly numbered 37248, arrived Toddington in 2010 and has since undergone an extensive refurbishment, including the provision of steam heating, a return to BR green livery and renumbered as D6948.

Here we have a few photos of the immaculate-looking 37, awaiting departure from Bishops Lydeard.

Finally, a couple of photographs of two of West Somerset Railway's resident locomotives, resting at Minehead.

Firstly the S&DJR 2-8-0 53808 seen after being on duty during the day. 
We hope to travel behind this loco in a few weeks' time on a special being run by the Somerset and Dorset Railway Trust.

Finally we see Class 33, D6575 - formerly 33057 Seagull, in the company of a brake van at the buffer stops. This loco was not in use that day.