A volunteer who set up the Swanage Railway’s first signalling school – and helped ensure the safe operation of its trains as a signaller...

An evocative weekend ‘Winter Warm Up’ event is to bring a mixture of steam and diesel passenger trains – as well as a nostalgic...

A restored 1950s heritage diesel train – of the same type that ran on Dorset’s last branch line between Maiden Newton and Bridport for a...

Ten days of evocative Christmas Steam and Lights trains – featuring refreshed lineside and station lighting displays – will be bringing...

Making the emotional pilgrimage to Dorset’s Isle of Purbeck from her home in Portugal for the special occasion on the morning of...

The world’s most famous steam locomotive ‘Flying Scotsman’ has arrived on the Swanage Railway for an historic visit with the...

Two pioneering Swanage Railway founders who started the battle to rebuild the Dorset heritage line as university students in 1972 – just...

The daughter of the man who saved the record-breaking ‘Flying Scotsman’ from being cut up for scrap is to make a pilgrimage to Dorset’s...

On behalf of the Swanage Railway's members and staff, I would like to express our condolences to the Royal Family, after the death of Her...

Close to celebrating its centenary, record-breaking ‘Flying Scotsman’ – the most famous and iconic steam locomotive in the world – is to...

A youth group that has inspired generations of children to find and develop their skills – some becoming adult Swanage Railway volunteers...

The 50th anniversary of the birth of the Swanage Railway has been celebrated with a special locomotive headboard and the presentation of...

An evocative taste of a 1950s ‘Royal Wessex’ express steam train that carried excited holidaymakers from London to Corfe Castle and...

A unique Victorian steam locomotive has been re-wheeled in “a hugely significant milestone” towards restoring the historic engine to full...

Dedicated Swanage Railway volunteers are to stage a nostalgic fund-raising steam rally in a field next to Norden station near the village...

An appeal for volunteers with a wide range of interests, and from varied backgrounds, is being made by the Swanage Railway as part of the...

A dedicated Swanage Railway volunteer has crafted two special headboards marking the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee that will grace the front...

A convoy of four classic 1960s main line heritage diesel locomotives - from across the country - has arrived on the Swanage Railway to...

Eight heritage diesel locomotives – that help to tell the fascinating story of Britain’s railways during the transition from steam to...

Dedicated Swanage Railway volunteers have postponed their planned trial diesel train service to the main line at Wareham until the summer...