WSR welcomes 200000th passenger

The West Somerset Railway carries over 200000 passengers in 2006. Despite an especially challenging 2006 season for tourism businesses, the West Somerset Railway has again broken its 200,000th passenger milestone. The achievement was reached on December 30 when Wayne Cochrane, a Serviceman on holiday from Milton Keynes, arrived at the window of the booking office at Minehead Railway Station. He received a festive season surprise as he was greeted by railway general manager Paul Conibeare. Wayne, who is based in Windsor, was visiting the railway to give his nine-month-old daughter her first train ride. He received free tickets for his train journey as a small token of the occasion.