53 years after last BR train, Swanage driver takes charge of heritage train Posted on January 3, 2025 by Guest authors On New Year’s Day, a driver of a train from Swanage was the same one who drove trains to the town before British Rail withdrew its services.
Corfe Castle Dorset Harman's Cross Herston London and South Western Railway LSWR T3 No. 563 Norden Restoration standard gauge Swanage Swanage Railway Swanage Railway Trust Wareham Swanage Railway to celebrate its heritage with a Victorian Weekend Guest authors March 15, 2024 0 The Swanage Railway is to hold a Victorian Weekend with two steam locomotives from the 1800s hauling the trains and staff in period costume.
Corfe Castle Dorset Harman's Cross Herston London and South Western Railway LSWR T3 No. 563 Norden Restoration standard gauge Swanage Swanage Railway Swanage Railway Trust Wareham Swanage Railway to celebrate its heritage with a Victorian Weekend Guest authors March 15, 2024 0 The Swanage Railway is to hold a Victorian Weekend with two steam locomotives from the 1800s hauling the trains and staff in period costume.
Bournemouth Branch Line Society Class 20 Class 33 Class 37 Class 50 Class 56 Class 69 Corfe Castle D1015 Dorset East Lancashire Railway Eastleigh GB Railfreight Guildford London Waterloo Poole standard gauge Swanage Swanage Railway Western Champion Weymouth Dorset heritage railway to welcome nine diesel locos to annual gala and beer festival Guest authors April 30, 2024 0 Dorset’s Swanage Railway’s annual Diesel Gala will feature nine classic diesel locomotives, helping to tell the story of the transition of Britain’s railways from steam to diesel in the 1960s.
On New Year’s Day, a driver of a train from Swanage was the same one who drove trains to the town before British Rail withdrew its services.