Beyer-Peacock ‘Hymek’ D7018 crosses Ker Moor, heading for Dunster with the 1135 Bishops Lydeard to Dunster excursion service, enjoying blue skies and warm sunshine on Saturday 16th October 2021. Photo by Tony Latham © CC BY-NC 3.0
Sunday 16th October 2022 marked the end of scheduled WSR diesel-hauled services for the 2022 season. THANK YOU to everyone who supported these services, either through volunteering or through buying a ticket to ride. MUCH APPRECIATED, thank you all !.
The statistics for the 2022 running season were as follows:
| Loco | Miles run | Days run | Booked departures | Actual departures | Dispatch reliability |
| Class 33 D6566 | 1056 | 15 | 62 | 53 | 85 % |
| Class 33 D6575 | 1935 | 26 | 90 | 92 | 100 % |
| Class 35 D7017 | 63 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 33 % |
| Class 35 D7018 | 1070 | 14 | 52 | 53 | 100 % |
| TOTALS | 4124 | (46) | 216 | 202 | 94 % |
The table below shows which services were hauled by which loco in 2022. See our DIESEL RUNNING DATES page for up-to-date information on this year’s planned running. See our LOCO STATUS page for the up-to-date information on loco availability.
| Date | Timetable | Loco type | Mileage available |
| Saturday 14th May 2022 | Blue | Class 33 ‘Crompton’ | 80 miles – D6566 – completed |
| Sunday 15th May 2022 | Blue | Class 33 ‘Crompton’ | 80 miles – D6566 – completed |
| Saturday 21st May 2022 | Blue | Class 33 ‘Crompton’ | 20 miles D6566, 60 miles D6575 completed |
| Sunday 22nd May 2022 | Blue | Class 33 ‘Crompton’ | 80 miles – D6575 – completed |
| Thursday 9th June 2022 | TT for 09JUN22 | Class 33 D6575, Class 35s D7017, D7018 plus SDDT Class 25 D7612 plus DTG Class 17 D8568 | Norton Fitzwarren extension |
| Friday 10th June 2022 | TT for 10JUN22 | Class 33s D6566, D6575, Class 35 D7018 plus SDDT Class 25 D7612 plus DTG Class 17 D8568 | Norton Fitzwarren extension (D7017 not available) |
| Saturday 11th June 2022 | TT for 11JUN22 | Class 33s D6566, D6575, Class 35 D7018 plus SDDT Class 25 D7612 plus DTG Class 17 D8568 | Norton Fitzwarren extension (D7017 not available, BR(W) 4-6-0 7828 ‘ODNEY MANOR’ covering) |
| Sunday 12th June 2022 | Blue | Class 17 ‘Clayton’ D8568 | 80 miles –D8568 – completed |
| Saturday 18th June 2022 | Blue | Class 17 ‘Clayton‘ D8568 | 80 miles –D8568 – completed |
| Sunday 19th June 2022 | No diesels rostered | All services steam-hauled (Father’s Day) | |
| Saturday 25th June 2022 | Blue | Class 35 ‘Hymek’ D7018 | 80 miles – D7018 – completed |
| Sunday 26th June 2022 | Blue | Class 35 ‘Hymek’ D7018 | 80 miles – D7018 – completed |
| Saturday 2nd July 2022 | Blue | Class 35 ‘Hymek’ D7018 | 80 miles – D7018 – completed |
| Sunday 3rd July 2022 | Blue | Class 35 ‘Hymek’ D7018 | 80 miles – D7018 – completed |
| Saturday 9th July 2022 | Blue | Class 33 ‘Crompton’ D6566 (33 048) | 80 miles – D6566 – completed |
| Sunday 10th July 2022 | Blue | Class 33 ‘Crompton’ D6566 (33 048) | 80 miles – D6566 – completed |
| Saturday 16th July 2022 | Blue | Class 33 ‘Crompton’ | 80 miles (First 20 miles completed behind D6566 (33 048) then the remainder completed behind D6575 (33 057) |
| Sunday 17th July 2022 | Blue | Class 33 ‘Crompton’ D6575 (33 057) | 80 miles – D6575 – completed |
| Saturday 23rd July 2022 | Blue | Class 35 ‘Hymek’ D7018 | 80 miles – D7018 – completed |
| Sunday 24th July 2022 | Blue | Class 35 ‘Hymek’ D7018 | 80 miles – D7018 – completed |
| Tu/We/Th 26/27/28 July 2022 | Yellow | No diesels rostered | All services steam-hauled |
| Sa/Su 30/31 July 2022 | Blue | No diesels rostered | All services steam-hauled |
| Tu/We/Th 2/3/4 August 2022 | Yellow | Class 33 ‘Crompton’ D6575 (33 057) | 40 miles completed by D6575 each day (x3) |
| Sa/Su 6/7 August 2022 |
Blue plus DMU shuttle |
No DEPG diesels rostered. WSR DMU rostered both days. |
All services steam-hauled except Bishops Lydeard to Norton Fitzwarren shuttle service for the WSRA Steam Rally (both days). |
| Mo/Tu/We 8/9/10 August 2022 | Blue |
WSR DMU on the 10:00 Minehead. D6575 (33 057) on the 10:15 Bishops Lydeard. |
20 miles completed by D6566 on Monday (failed at BL due to leaking Serck tank, the working being taken over by the DMU). 80 miles completed by D6575 each day (x3)
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| Thursday 11th August 2022 | Blue |
D6566 (33 048) on the 10:00 Minehead and subsequent diagram. D6575 (33 057) on the 10:15 Bishops Lydeard and subsequent diagram |
80 miles completed by D6566, 80 miles completed by D6575. This is a timetable change from yellow to blue and from steam to diesel because of the increased risk of lineside fires due to continued dry weather. |
| Saturday 13th August 2022 | Blue | As Thursday 11th August |
50 miles completed by D6566, 80 miles completed by D6575, 30 miles completed by D7018 |
| Sunday 14th August 2022 | Blue | As Thursday 11th August | |
| Monday – Wednesday 15-17th August 2022 | Blue | As Thursday 11th August |
80 miles complete by D6566, 80 miles completed by D6575 on each day (x3) |
| Thursday 18th August 2022 | Blue | Class 33 ‘Crompton’ D6566 (33 048) on the 10:00 Minehead and subsequent diagram. | |
| Saturday 20th August 2022 | Yellow | Class 33 ‘Crompton’ D6575 (33 057) | 40 miles – D6575 – completed |
| Tu/We/Th/Sa 23/24/25/27 August 2022 | Yellow | Class 33 ‘Crompton’ D6575 (33 057) | 40 miles – D6575 – completed on each day (x4) |
| Saturday 3rd September 2022 | Blue | Class 35 ‘Hymek’ D7018 | 80 miles – D7018 – completed |
| Sunday 4th Sept 2022 | Blue | Class 35 ‘Hymek’ D7018 | 80 miles – D7018 – completed |
| Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th September 2022 | Special |
No DEPG diesels rostered. DMU shuttle service between Minehead and Dunster |
Forties Weekend DEPG depot open to the public |
| Saturday 17th September 2022 | Blue | Class 33 ‘Crompton’ D6575 (33 057) | 80 miles – D6575 – completed |
| Sunday 18th September 2022 | Blue | Class 33 ‘Crompton’ D6575 (33 057) | 80 miles – D6575 – completed |
| Saturday 24th September 2022 | Blue | Class 35 ‘Hymek’ D7018 | 80 miles – D7018 – completed |
| Sunday 25th September 2022 | Blue | Class 35 ‘Hymek’ D7018 | 80 miles – D7018 – completed |
| Saturday 8th October 2022 | Red | Class 33 ‘Crompton’ D6575 (33 057) | 40 miles – D6575 – completed |
| Sunday 9th October 2022 | Red | Class 33 ‘Crompton’ D6575 (33 057) | 40 miles – D6575 – completed |
| Saturday 15th October 2022 |
Red | Class 33 ‘Crompton’ D6575 (33 057) | 40 miles – D6575 – completed |
| Sunday 16th October 2022 |
Red | Class 33 ‘Crompton’ D6575 (33 057) | 40 miles – D6575 – completed |
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