Dorset heritage railway cancels popular steam gala
The Swanage Railway has announced that their Autumn Steam Gala has been cancelled.
Tag: Dorset
Network Rail train kills weeds on Dorset heritage railway
A Network Rail and Balfour Beatt, a Multi-Purpose Vehicle has treated weeds on the Swanage Railway in Dorset to help keep its lines weed-free.
Dorset heritage railway to benefit from memorial concert
A week on Saturday (31 August), the fourth annual concert in memory of Henry Searle will raise money for the Swanage Railway Trust's Save Your Railway…
Book Review: Southern and Isle of Wight Railways, the late 1940s to late 1960s by Brian Reading and Ian Reading
This is a portfolio of trains on the Southern Region from the 1940s until the 1960s, with a useful map showing where the images were taken.
‘Roads to Rail’ steam rally to take place in Dorset’s Isle of Purbeck
Swanage Railway will host a 'Roads to Rail' steam rally on the last weekend of this month.
Mechant Navy steam loco 35006 has Dorset stay extended
Swanage Railway has revealed that the Merchant Navy locomotive 35006 “Peninsular & Oriental S.N. Co” will take part in its Strictly Bulleid II…
D-Day Commemorative Plaque Unveiled in Dorset
Swanage mark the 80th Anniversary of D-Day with a plaque Commemorating fallen American troops
Dorset heritage railway to welcome nine diesel locos to annual gala and beer festival
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 r…
Swanage Railway to celebrate its heritage with a Victorian Weekend
The Swanage Railway is to hold a Victorian Weekend with two steam locomotives from the 1800s hauling the trains and staff in period costume.
Services on Heart of Wessex Line to be disrupted by track renewal work
Later this month Great Western Railway services on the Dorchester-Weymouth Heart of Wessex line will be disrupted due to track renewal work.