Swanage Railway has announced the six locomotives which will star in its three-day Autumn Steam Gala from Friday 12 September to Sunday 14 September 2025.
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.
One of the trains starring at the Swanage Railway’s Diesel Gala and Beer Festival will be Class 423 4VEP electric multiple unit No. 3417 Gordon Pettitt.