Bulleid Corridor Composite - S5761S
5761 was built by the Southern Railway in 1947. It is a composite compartment carriage with accommodation for 24 first and 24 third...
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Andrew P.M. Wright
Jul 18, 2022
Re-creation of 1950s ‘Royal Wessex’ train launched with reserved seats in 1930s heritage carriage
An evocative taste of a 1950s ‘Royal Wessex’ express steam train that carried excited holidaymakers from London to Corfe Castle and...
Andy Vincent
Jul 2, 2021
'New' 130 year old coach body arrives at the Swanage Railway
The body of a former London and South Western Railway coach dating from 1890 has arrived on the Swanage Railway. Starting around 1886,...
Andy Vincent
Apr 1, 2021
Heritage Coaches: March 2021 update
Covid regulations during March limited both volunteer numbers and activities with only essential maintenance activities permitted to...
Andy Vincent
Feb 9, 2021
Purbeck Railway Circle Premiere: Southern Coaches for the Swanage Railway
The Purbeck Railway Circle is holding their second virtual meeting of 2021 on Thursday 11th February at 7:30pm where "Southern Coaches...
Andy Vincent
Jun 6, 2020
Heritage Coaches: Summer 2020 update
This update by Peter Short was originally written for summer edition of Swanage Railway News but did not appear because of the disruption...
Andy Vincent
Jan 1, 2020
Bulleid Semi-Open Brake Third - S4365S
This was the first coach to run on the Swanage Railway when volunteers started to rebuild the branch in the nineteen seventies - and was...
Andy Vincent
Jan 1, 2020
Maunsell Third Open - S1346S
Currently undergoing restoration by the volunteer Heritage Coach team at Swanage, this coach last carried passengers almost 60 years ago...
Andy Vincent
Jan 1, 2020
Maunsell Third Open - S1381S
Built for the Southern Railway in 1930, this coach pioneered the design of 'open' coach (without compartments) that we think of as normal...
Andy Vincent
Oct 31, 2018
Trust Signs 99 Year Lease on Maunsell Third Open 1346
The Swanage Railway Trust has a signed a 99 year lease on Maunsell Third Open S1346. This coach is similar to S1381 which is already...
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