Welcome to the Dinmore Manor (2007) Fund website
We are:
Part of
the Dinmore Manor Group, comprising Dinmore Manor Locomotive Ltd, which
owns our engines, and Dinmore Manor (2007) Fund, which arranges
volunteer support activities, raises funds for our projects and is
currently seeking new members who wish to subscribe to our
part-ownership scheme.
We had our origins in 1983/4 in two groups set up to support the West Somerset Railway (WSR) by providing steam motive power for use on the line.
Since 1995, when our first restoration was completed, our two GWR designed steam locos have been in regular use on the 20 mile line between Bishops Lydeard and Minehead. Both were in ex-Barry condition and we have restored them to working order with a combination of our own volunteer labour and contract work. The funds needed to do this were raised from our own members subscriptions and from our hire earnings. All our own input, whether administrative or practical, is done on a voluntary basis and all money raised is applied to the purchase, restoration and overhaul of engines and the facilities required for this. To learn more about us and our "New Horizons" appeal please click here to continue to the next page.
If you have all ready read all about us elsewhere and wish to join us then please click here
Currently, our two engines are GWR 2-8-0 No 3850 and BR(WR) 4-6-0 No.7820 ‘Dinmore Manor’. For further information, and pictures of our two engines please visit the links below:
We had our origins in 1983/4 in two groups set up to support the West Somerset Railway (WSR) by providing steam motive power for use on the line.
Since 1995, when our first restoration was completed, our two GWR designed steam locos have been in regular use on the 20 mile line between Bishops Lydeard and Minehead. Both were in ex-Barry condition and we have restored them to working order with a combination of our own volunteer labour and contract work. The funds needed to do this were raised from our own members subscriptions and from our hire earnings. All our own input, whether administrative or practical, is done on a voluntary basis and all money raised is applied to the purchase, restoration and overhaul of engines and the facilities required for this. To learn more about us and our "New Horizons" appeal please click here to continue to the next page.
If you have all ready read all about us elsewhere and wish to join us then please click here
Currently, our two engines are GWR 2-8-0 No 3850 and BR(WR) 4-6-0 No.7820 ‘Dinmore Manor’. For further information, and pictures of our two engines please visit the links below:
7820 Gallery
Links:
Dinmore Manor Locomotive Ltd.
Mike Solloway's Fotopic Site
Unofficial WSR Website
Official WSR Website
West Somerset Railway Association
Kieran Hardy's Fotopic Site
Matt Spencer's Fotopic Site
CONTACT US
All material on this website is copyright of Dinmore Manor (2007) Fund, except where otherwise indicated.
Many thanks to Kieran Hardy for some of the artwork creation used on this site.