Westonzoyland Pumping Station Museum
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Training course opens steam safety skills to volunteers
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A NEW hands-on course aimed at improving steam safety among heritage volunteers is set to run this spring, offering practical instruction for anyone working with stationary engines, steam boilers or road steam machinery. The Basic Steam Safety for Volunteers programme, delivered by the Boiler & Engineering Skills Training Trust (BESTT) in partnership with Westonzoyland Pumping…
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Two Listers return to action
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NEWLY restored petrol Lister 3834/1931 ran for the first time in preservation at Westonzoyland Pumping Station Museum’s August 26 railway gala. The dismantled components were acquired by Brian Faulkner two years ago. Contrasting with his previous immaculate Lister restorations, 3834/1931 has been completed in ‘working clothes’ condition. This is the fifth Lister Mr Faulkner has…
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Resident steam loco leaves Purbeck for Westonzoyland
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THE 2ft-gauge vertical boiler steam loco constructed by Noel Donnelly (RM July 2018) and subsequently donated to Westonzoyland Engine Trust (RM Feb) arrived at the Somerset site on May 10 from its previous Purbeck Mineral & Mining Museum base. Initially described as an 0-4-0VBT, it has a chain drive and is thus a 4wVBT. It…
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