The West Somerset Railway has its ongoing planning in place for one of its major events during the year of Railway200 festivities.

A Spring Steam Gala has been announced by West Somerset Railway. It is set to be one of the main events ... network before the trains and their passengers have continued to Minehead behind West ...

The 20-mile (32 km) line between Minehead and Taunton was closed by British Railways in 1971. The following year, the council bought the branch line and leased it to West Somerset Railway.