Heritage Coaches: March 2021 update
Covid regulations during March limited both volunteer numbers and activities with only essential maintenance activities permitted to...
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Andy Vincent
Mar 25, 20212 min read
Signals & Telegraph: servicing Harmans Cross lever frame
The Swanage Railway operates three signal boxes plus the Norden crossing control. Each of these has a lever frame that controls points,...
Andy Vincent
Feb 15, 20212 min read
Southern Railway 'Moguls' swap boilers
Since the end of the 2020 operating season, a small but dedicated team of staff from our Locomotive Carriage and Wagon department have...
Andy Vincent
Jan 31, 20216 min read
LSWR T3: January 2021 update
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected all aspects of our lives and the T3 project is no exception. However, we are now poised to take a big...
Andy Vincent
Dec 15, 20201 min read
Swanage Railway nominated for Heritage Railway Association awards
Gavin Johns, Swanage Railway Trust Chairman, reports on nominations for the annual Heritage Railway Association awards. These awards...
Andy Vincent
Dec 1, 20204 min read
Southern Locomotives: December 2020 update
Southern Locomotives Limited (SLL) continue to make excellent progress on the restoration of Eddystone, alongside their other...
Andy Vincent
Nov 25, 20203 min read
Swanage Railway Trust's 563 Locomotive Group passes the one third mark for its £350,000 appeal
The 563 Locomotive Group, a subgroup of the Swanage Railway Trust, is delighted to announce it has raised £162,000 to date. The...
Andy Vincent
Jun 6, 20203 min read
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
May 31, 20202 min read
Sygnets: Spring 2020 update
The pandemic has impacted the Sygnets just as much as other groups on the Swanage Railway. Whilst it now seems a long time ago, the year...
Andy Vincent
Apr 22, 20201 min read
Herston Carriage Shed: April 2020 update
Due to a period of extremely heavy rain it was necessary to halt the foundation construction in late February because of very poor ground...
Andy Vincent
Mar 16, 20201 min read
Sygnets: meetings postponed due to Covid-19
Due to Covid-19 restrictions, Sygnets meetings are temporarily suspended, but we very much hope that activities can resume as soon as...
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