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 all 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. 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.
For maps, I decided to create my own and got a bit carried away and have created
about 26 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.
From the outset, I hoped to be able to set up some form of group or society about
the railway, and in Nov 2006 we launched the WC&P Railway Group. It is now thriving
and growing.
I still intend to update this site as much as necessary 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 Net Objects Fusion MX and 9 but has now been
completely rebuilt using Serif WebPlus X4 and re-launched in December 2009.
We now have two domain names for this site - www.wcpr.org.uk and the original wcandpr.org.uk,
and wcprgroup.org.uk for the WC&P Railway Group site.
Note: This site has been tested for Internet Explorer 9, Firefox 5 and Google Chrome
browsers. It should work OK for a range of resolutions. Java script should be enabled.
I would 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
