🚂 NUNNEY CASTLE LAUNCHES WSR AUTUMN STEAM WEEKEND 🚂 5029 Nunney Castle hauls the first passenger train of West Somerset Railway's Autumn Steam Weekend. The historic GWR Castle Class locomotive is shown departing Bishops Lydeard Station at 8.46am today, bound for Minehead. It's Nunney Castle's first visit to a preserved railway since returning to action in the spring following a 10-year hiatus and a major overhaul. The loco made several visits to the region in the summer, hauling English Rivier

🚂 NUNNEY CASTLE PASSES KENTSFORD FARM 🚂 5029 Nunney Castle thunders past Kentsford Farm on the West Somerset Railway. The historic GWR Castle Class locomotive is shown passing the foot crossing near Watchet and heading towards Washford. It was travelling from Bishops Lydeard to Minehead during the railway's Autumn Steam Weekend. Nunney Castle was bearing the number 116 and a headboard titled The Bristolian. It was a nod to The Bristolian, a named passenger service from London Paddington to Bri

🚂 ANOTHER WAR HERO – NUNNEY CASTLE 🚂 Today, Remembrance Sunday, we commemorate the contribution of British and Commonwealth servicemen and women in the two World Wars and other conflicts. Many others played an important role in defending and supporting the nation at wartime. They include steam locomotive 5029 Nunney Castle, which led the evacuation of civilians during the early days of the Second World War. The historic GWR Castle Class loco hauled trains to carry children from London to the s