Somerset heritage railway enoys busy Spring Gala

The Somerset and Dorset Railway reports that visitors had a great time at its Spring Gala on Monday 26 May – despite the weather.

Swanage Railway’s ‘Road to Rail’ Event Returns

Swanage Railway volunteers will be fundraising through a special three-day steam rally, ‘Roads to Rail’, next to Norden station.

The volunteers who, as teenagers, began working to restore the Swanage Railway in 1976 have gathered to celebrate its fiftieth anniversary.

“Music by the Sea’ in memory of Henry Searle will raise money for Swanage ‘Save Your Railway’ and local cancer charity.