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Andrew P.M. Wright
Jan 21
Community Weekend to give public opportunity to go behind the scenes on the Swanage Railway
Devoted Swanage Railway volunteers are to stage a fascinating two-day Community Weekend giving the public the opportunity to go behind the s


Andrew P.M. Wright
Jan 15
Donation appeal so 1960s British Rail ‘push-pull’ train can run at Swanage for first time since 1971
Dedicated volunteers have launched an appeal to raise £20,000 to complete the restoration of an historic TC carriage that will enable a 1960


Andrew P.M. Wright
Jan 3
BR Swanage branch driver drives train from Swanage on 53rd anniversary of last BR trains
A man who drove diesel trains to Swanage in the dying years of the Purbeck branch line - in the late 1960s and early 1970s - has driven a st


Andrew P.M. Wright
Jan 1
Victorian steam locomotive ‘Whistles Off’ at start of national Railway 200 celebrations
New Year’s Day saw dedicated Swanage Railway volunteers take part in a national ‘whistle off’ at the start of Railway 200 celebrations marki


Andrew P.M. Wright
Dec 29, 2024
Four historic locomotives from 1890s to 1960s to star in nostalgic ‘Winter Warm Up’ weekend
An evocative ‘Winter Warm Up’ weekend featuring four historic locomotives, spanning the period from the 1890s to the 1960s, is to bring stea


Andrew P.M. Wright
Dec 26, 2024
Victorian steam locomotive to ‘Whistle Off’ marking start of national 'Railway 200' celebrations
New Year’s Day will see dedicated Swanage Railway volunteers take part in a national ‘whistle off’ at the start of Railway 200 celebrations


Andrew P.M. Wright
Oct 28, 2024
Harman's Cross station volunteers donate surplus wood to Swanage community carpentry classes
Dedicated and caring volunteers who maintain the Swanage Railway’s award-winning heritage station at Harman’s Cross – which has been built f


Andrew P.M. Wright
Aug 18, 2024
Music concert in memory of young Swanage man who died of cancer to raise money for charities
A poignant and uplifting concert of live music and song by the sea in Swanage in memory of a young man who died of cancer is to raise...


Andrew P.M. Wright
Jul 29, 2024
‘Sunset Shuttle’ evening heritage diesel train service connects Swanage, Harman's Cross & Corfe Castle
A summer holidays ‘Sunset Shuttle’ evening heritage diesel train service connecting Swanage, Herston Halt, Harman’s Cross and Corfe...


Andrew P.M. Wright
Jun 16, 2024
‘Roads to Rail’ steam rally to take place next to Norden station near Corfe Castle
Dedicated Swanage Railway volunteers are to stage a nostalgic fund-raising steam rally in a field next to Norden station near the village...


Andrew P.M. Wright
Jun 11, 2024
Historic eight steam locomotive ‘Strictly Bulleid II’ gala attracts more than 4,700 people
An historic gala gathering featuring eight impressive 1940s Bulleid Pacific steam locomotives has attracted more than 4,700 passengers in...


Andrew P.M. Wright
May 28, 2024
D-Day 80th Anniversary plaque unveiled at station where American soldiers left for Normandy
A plaque marking the 80th anniversary of the Allied D-Day invasion of France in June, 1944, has been unveiled at the station from where...


Andrew P.M. Wright
May 23, 2024
Eight 1940s Bulleid steam locomotives to appear in gala unlikely to be repeated
Eight impressive 1940s Bulleid Pacific class steam locomotives are to appear in an historic three-day gala gathering unlikely to be...


Andrew P.M. Wright
May 21, 2024
D-Day anniversary plaque to be unveiled at station where American soldiers left for Normandy
A plaque marking the 80th anniversary of the Allied D-Day invasion of France in June, 1944, is to be unveiled at the station from where...


Andrew P.M. Wright
May 12, 2024
Locomotive partially derailed at Corfe Castle during Diesel Gala and Beer Festival
Evening diesel gala and beer festival train services on the Swanage Railway heritage line in Dorset were suspended after a diesel...


Andrew P.M. Wright
Apr 29, 2024
Nine heritage diesel locomotives to star in Annual Diesel Gala and Beer Festival
Nine classic heritage diesel locomotives – that help to tell the fascinating story of Britain’s railways during the transition from steam...


Andrew P.M. Wright
Apr 17, 2024
Second unique Victorian locomotive to be returned to steam by dedicated Swanage Railway volunteers
Dedicated Swanage Railway volunteers – who restored a unique Victorian steam locomotive so it could haul a passenger train for the first...


Andrew P.M. Wright
Mar 26, 2024
Easter Egg Hunt Family Fun comes to the Swanage Railway for four days
Family fun is coming to the Swanage Railway between Good Friday, 29 March, and Bank Holiday Monday, 1 April, 2024, inclusive – with...


Andrew P.M. Wright
Mar 14, 2024
Victorian weekend to celebrate the pioneering era that built the Wareham to Swanage branch line
A nostalgic and evocative Victorian Weekend is to celebrate the pioneering era that built the Swanage Railway with two unique steam...


Andrew P.M. Wright
Feb 12, 2024
Volunteers win two national awards for ambitious restoration of unique Victorian steam locomotive
Dedicated Swanage Railway volunteers are celebrating after winning two prestigious national awards for their six-year restoration of a...
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