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New : Please see Restoration Button for a new map of our plans. See also the new blue Diary Button where we hope to bring you a weekly update of progress (with pics). Long(ish) downloads
*-A £250 000 Nationwide appeal has been set up. Please read this!
*-An English Electric 0-6-0 Diesel Electric shunter will soon be arriving. (no D1120)
*-Track has been laid! See: gebajay
*-A 25yr lease is about to be signed. Rent is £11 000pa, but we hope this will be reduced by sponsorship. (See below)
*-£3 000 has been awarded from Norton Radstock Council. This will be used for the stable block refurbishment and museum exhibits
*-Midford and Shillingstone Station are up for sale!
*-Microsoft are exploring the possibility of having the S&D on their TrainSim program -SRB Board has awarded a further £20 000! (Total now £67 000)
*-Brophy Building has been demolished. Access to the engine shed is almost there
*-Ladies' Waiting Room, Toilets & Booking Hall now refurbished
*-New Front Gates now in situ
*-1936 Wickam Trolley delivered
*-1 054 feet of old trackbed to Chilcompton has been cleared. -----Grading, levelling and cess work now completed! 25 000 sq feet of the old trackbed exposed ready for new ballast. 1 000 ft of new track ready to be relayed. See Nick Howe's Civil Engineering/Departmental Report and (updated on April 13th) the new 'Diary' Button.
*-See new pic - almost an aerial view (Jan 14th)
*-60 tons of ballast and 1000+ sleepers due this month
*-See Nick's 3 new pics of the site clearance. (180mb). Also 1 of mine! in situ
*-Jan12th buffers in place
*-BUT...problem(s). BaNES are asking for a punitive £11 000 pa rent (Sister Shillingstone Station is only £202 pa!) and there are some arcane legal requirements
*-New AGM date: Sat June 7th 2003 @ St Peters, Westfield Church Hall. MSN
*-Combe Down Tunnel Walk on Sat Aug 2nd 2003?
*Join our new Chat Room (courtesy of Yahoo) See: YahooGroups E'mail me first for the passwords etc. (I'm having problems with this - please be patient)
*-"Original" station (up-starter) signal post has been replaced.

* See the excellent article in the March 2003 edition of "Steam Railway"