picture galleries - special events Special events in 2015... Spring Steam Gala  26 March  27 March  28 March  29 March  Special events in 2014... Spring Steam Gala  27 March  28 March  29 March  30 March  Mixed Traction Weekend  6 June  7 June  8 June  Day out with Thomas  5, 6, 12 and 13 July Steam Fayre & Vintage Vehicle Rally  2, 3 August Late Summer Weekend  30 August and 31 August Autumn Steam Gala  2 October  3 October  4 October  5 October  Winter Steam Festival   29, 30 December Special events in 2013... Spring Steam Gala  16 March  17 March  21 March  22 March  23 March  24 March  Somerset Branch Lines  18 and 19 March Mixed Traction Weekend  7 to 9 June Day out with Thomas  6, 7, 13 and 14 July Steam Fayre & Vintage Vehicle Rally  3 and 4 August Late Summer Weekend  31 August and 1 September Autumn Steam Gala  3 October  4 October  5 October  6 October  Winter Steam Festival  28 and 29 December Special events in 2012... Spring Steam Gala  17 March  18 March  22 March  23 March  24 March  25 March  Watchet 150  31 March 2012 The Art Train  19 May Mixed Traction Weekend  15 June  16 June  17 June  Day out with Thomas  7 and 8 July Steam Fayre & Vintage Vehicle Rally  4 and 5 August Somerset CAMRA Real Ale Festival  8 September Autumn Steam Gala  4 October  5 October  6 October  7 October  Winter Steam Festival  29 and 30 December Special events in 2011... Commemorating closure of Minehead Branch in January 1971  2 January 2011 Spring Steam Gala  19 March  20 March  24 March  25 March  26 March  27 March  Mixed Traction Weekend  10 June  11 June  12 June  Day out with Thomas  2 and 3 July Steam Fayre & Vintage Vehicle Rally  6 and 7 August Late Summer Weekend  3 and 4 September Autumn Steam Gala  29 September  30 September  1 October  2 October  Winter Steam Festival  28 and 29 December Special events in 2010... Spring Steam Gala  20 March  21 March  25 March  26 March  27 March  28 March  Mixed Traction Weekend  11 June  12 June  13 June  Day out with Thomas  3 and 4 July Steam Fayre & Vintage Vehicle Rally  7 and 8 August Late Summer Weekend  4 and 5 September Autumn Steam Gala  30 September  1 October  2 October  3 October  Winter Steam Festival  29 and 30 December Special events in 2009... Spring Steam Gala  21 March  22 March  26 March  27 March  28 March  29 March  Mixed Traction Weekend  12 June  13 June  14 June  Day out with Thomas  4 and 5 July Autumn Steam Gala  1 October  2 October  3 October  4 October  Somerset in Autumn  24 and 25 October Winter Steam Festival  29 and 30 December Special events in 2008... Spring Steam Gala  8 March  9 March  13 March  14 March  15 March  16 March  Mixed Traction Weekend  13 and 14 June  Steam Fayre & Vintage Vehicle Rally  2 and 3 August Autumn Steam Gala  2 October  3 October  4 October  5 October  Somerset in Autumn  25 and 26 October Winter Steam Festival  28 and 29 December Special events in 2007... Spring Steam Gala  17 March  18 March  22 March  23 March  24 March  25 March  Mixed Traction Weekend  14, 15, 16 June  Days out with Thomas  7 and 8 July Autumn Steam Gala  4 October  5 October  6 October  7 October  Somerset in Autumn  27 and 28 October Winter Steam Festival  29 December Special events in 2006... Spring Steam Gala  17 March  18 March  19 March  23 March  24 March  25 March  26 March  Days out with Thomas  8 and 9 July Steam Fayre & Vintage Vehicle Rally  5 and 6 August Autumn Steam Gala  5 October  6 October  7 October  8 October  Grand Trains Extravaganza  21 and 22 October Winter Steam Festival  30 December Special events in 2005... Spring Steam Gala  17 March  18 March  19 March  20 March  Spring Diesel Gala  6 May  7 May  8 May  Days out with Thomas  2 and 3 July Autumn Steam Gala  29 September  30 September  1 October  2 October  Grand Trains Extravaganza  22 and 23 October Winter Steam Festival  29 December Special events in 2004... Spring Steam Gala  25 March  26 March  27 March  28 March  Spring Diesel Gala  7 May  8 May  9 May  Days out with Thomas  3 July Autumn Steam Gala  30 September  1 October  2 October  3 October  Winter Steam Festival  29 December Special events in 2003... Spring Steam Gala  28 to 30 March  Cross Country Weekend  10 and 11 May Autumn Steam Gala  2 October  3 October  4 October  5 October  Grand Trains Extravaganza  25 October The Tivvy Bumper  7 December Special events in 2002... Spring Steam Gala  22 to 24 March  Anything Goes Weekend  11 and 12 May Steam Fayre and Vintage Vehicle Rally  3 and 4 August Autumn Steam Gala  7 and 8 September  CAMRA Real Ale Festival  14 September Royal Train  1 November 2002 Special events in 2001... Autumn Steam Gala  14 to 16 September  Sixties Weekend  October