THE West Somerset Railway (WSR) operated festive trains from on December 12, running between Bishops Lydeard and Williton. These have been steam-hauled, but the first train each day, the 11.00 from Bishops Lydeard, had Class 33 assistance on the rear to avoid adhesion problems on wet or slippery rails. The last ran revenue-earning passenger trains before this were on January 1,2020. Most of the lengthy closure has been attributable to infrastructure problems, but the planned re-opening on March 21 was cancelled because of the Covid-19 crisis. The only passenger trains run after engineering works started on November 4,2019, were the festive trains. No passenger trains were run even when lockdown restrictions were lifted from July 4.
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