Steam locomotive 563 set to visit the Mid Hants Railway

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T3 563 Swanage Saturday 7 October 2023 ANDREW PM WRIGHT (9)
T3 No. 563 at Swanage on 7 October. // Credit: Andrew. P.M. Wright

The Mid Hants Railway has announced that will be visiting them for their Spring Steam Gala.

The visit of 563 is thanks to the Swanage Railway and .

563 was built in 1893 and was donated to the Swanage Railway Trust in 2017 by the National Railway Museum in a non-working condition.

563 will join 506 and 41312 and other locomotives to operate to an intensive timetable. More details on the event will be announced soon.

The gala will take place between the 25th and 27th April 2025.

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