A local group of enthusiasts, members of the Somerset Industrial Archaeology Society, with the consent of Wessex Water, the then owners of the site, restored the engine and ran it occasionally. This group became the Westonzoyland Engine Trust, and acquired charitable status in 1980. The Trust leased the station and most of the site from Wessex Water Authority. Since 1977, the Trust has created a museum of steam power and land drainage, in order to display to the public a considerable number of steam pumps and engines which have been brought to the site. Work is continuing both on the buildings and the increasing collection of engines.
New members are always welcome.