Website 20th Anniversary
About this site
This is currently the only comprehensive website about this railway, and was my first attempt at a website, being first launched in June 2004.
For reference material, I have used most of the books listed on the Books page, and applied to each publisher for permission to use selected images. All but one was happy for me to use a limited number. Special thanks are due to Peter Strange and Christopher Redwood for permission to use photos. Howard Carey has provided much valuable information. If anyone has any images for which they own the copyright, I would be grateful for permission to use them.
I have also researched original material held at the Weston-super-Mare reference library, and was given permission to use some of their images. Subsequently we have been kindly donated further images.
For maps, I decided to create my own and have created about 28 maps in total, there being a map for each station and ‘feature’ (such as quarries etc.) together with overall maps. These are interlinked and are all quite accurate and should enable the route of the line and location of each station to be reasonably accurately found. There is also a link to Google aerial photos and maps via a button on each station or feature page. The route of the line is superimposed on the Google maps. Old Ordnance Survey maps are included and there is a Help page for maps if required.
Information is extensively linked, but if you should find difficulty in finding anything try either the Site Search or Site map facilities. Currently there are over 160 pages in this site.
After early feedback, I decided to try to set up some form of group or society about the railway, and in Nov 2006 five of us launched the WC&P Railway Group. It is still thriving and growing.
I continue to update this site on behalf of the Group as new information comes to light and would be pleased to receive any suggestions for improvements, or any contributions. I welcome any comments of any kind – see Contact page.
The site was originally created using NetObjects Fusion but was completely rebuilt using Serif WebPlus and re-launched in December 2009. Current version of WebPlus used is X8. The site is now a bit long in the tooth and looking a bit dated. At some point I intend to completely rebuild the site using different software, as WebPlus (though very good) is no longer supported.
The original domain name for this site has been replaced with www.wcpr.org.uk which must now be used. We also have wcprgroup.org.uk for the WC&P Railway Group site.
This site should work on all Windows, Android and Apple devices, but is not optimised for mobile phones. I would strongly recommend keeping your browser up-to-date.
Please contact me if you have any problems with this site, queries or suggestions for improvements.
I have also produced a few other websites which are listed here …
Thanks for your interest.
Paul Gregory
20th Anniversary of this website in 2024