THE future of the covered rolling stock accommodation at Washford on the West Somerset Railway (WSR) has been secured after agreement was reached between the parties involved.
The site was formerly the home of the Somerset &Dorset Railway Trust (S&DRT), which operated amuseum and restoration base there.
Now the West Somerset Railway Heritage Trust (WSRHT) and S&DRT have confirmed that they have finalised the agreement to buy the threeroad shed and track at Washford. In addition, the WSRHT has signed an agreement for a 10-year lease of the site from WSR PLC, both contracts being effective from February 1.