The WC&P was an unusual independent light railway linking three North Somerset coastal towns. First planned in 1844, it opened in 1897 and closed in 1940. It was quaint and colourful and was operated on a shoestring. The aim of this web site is to give some idea of what the railway was like, based on old photographs, maps, and photos of today’s scene, and also to show where you can still find glimpses of the line today, and where it ran....

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This photo showing a train headed by locomotive No. 5 arriving at Clevedon from Portishead in 1937, is reproduced with permission from The Weston, Clevedon & Portishead Railway by Peter Strange published by Twelveheads Press

The WC&P Railway Group is dedicated to the preservation of as much of this railway as possible. Find out more .....

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We are having a DVD about the WC&PR professionally made and are looking for photos and other artefacts to borrow for the filming. Can you help? Contact us ...

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