Tag: Swanage

Hampshire’s Watercress Line hosts Southern Six heritage railway meeting

The Watercress Line - Hampshire’s only standard gauge heritage railway - hosted…

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Volunteers look to restore steam locomotive in time for 130th birthday

Swanage Railway volunteers are raising funds to restore London and South Western…

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Swanage Railway to celebrate its heritage with a Victorian Weekend

An intensive steam train service will operator throughout the weekend

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Swanage Railway withdraws plans for Wareham train service

The Swanage Railway has withdrawn its plans for a train service to…

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Restoration of steam locomotive 563 rewarded with two national awards

Two Swanage Railway volunteers won national awards for the restoration of T3…

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Chance to go behind the scenes at the Swanage Railway

The Swanage Railway is to hold an open weekend when the public…

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Swanage Railway to host ‘Winter Warm Up’ steam and diesel weekend

This coming weekend, the Swanage Railway will host a ‘Winter Warm Up’…

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End-of-year update on T3 class locomotive 563

The 563 Locomotive Group has sent season's greetings and an update to…

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1950s DMU to haul Winter Explorer on Isle of Purbeck trips

A restored 1950s heritage diesel train is to operate a two-day Winter…

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CrossCountry train trip raises over £60,000 for Brain Tumour Charity

Train operator CrossCountry and magazine Modern Railways have jointly raised more than…

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