The Railway
- One of the longest 5″ and 7¼” tracks in Somerset (view our Track Layout)
- Shunting yards Storage for club and members’ locomotives with a carriage storage facility for the society’s 12 specially built carriages.
- Station Building (newly refurbished) allowing the safe public access to the trains operated by the trained members of the Bath and West Steam Railway.
- An extensive Signalling System linked to the points.
- Sidings and turntable for the moving of both 5″ and 7¼” locomotives.
- New marshalling yards for the 5″ locomotives and rolling stock.
- Hydraulic lift allowing members and guests to bring their Locomotives onto the rail track
Our Facilities
We have comprehensive facilities at ESSMEE, as you would expect operating a workshop for our size of railway. We have…
- Lathes
- Pillar drills
- Milling machines
- Press and guillotine facilities
- Comprehensive stores
- 3D printing
- Welding facilities
- Shot blasting
