New Swanage Railway and Network Rail agreement officially signed
Network Rail and the Swanage Railway have officially signed a new agreement, which will benefit both organisations. The signing ceremony was held at Corfe Castle…
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Steam locomotive No. 563 to visit the West Somerset Railway
The West Somerset Railway has announced that its Autumn Steam Gala Weekend will be returning on the 17th -19th October.
Swanage Railway Honours Royal Corps of Signals
A plaque and memorial have been unveiled at Herston Halt to honour the contributions that the Royal Corps of Signals made to the Swanage Railway over …
Tributes paid to long-time stalwart of the Swanage Railway
Bill Trite, a long-time stalwart, director, and chairman ,of the Swanage Railway, has passed away unexpectedly at the age of 77.
Swanage Railway Volunteers to Have Recruitmant Stand on Waterloo Station
From Monday the 19th to Friday the 23rd of May, volunteers from Swanage Railway will be hosting an information and recruitment stand at Waterloo Stati…
Heritage railway anniversary celebrations to echo to sound of historic horn being blown
A horn believed to have been blown to mark the departure of the first train from Swanage will sound again at Swanage station on Saturday, 17th May.
Chief Exec appointed to ‘future proof’ the Swanage Railway
Abbie King has been appointed as the Swanage Railway’s first Chief Executive with the aim of developing and future-proofing the heritage railway. Abbie was previously…
Dorset heritage railway invites visitors to look behind the scenes
After hosting its Winter Warm-up earlier this month, the Swanage Railway will hold a Community Weekend next month.
Progress report of restoration of Swanage Railway Trust 4TC ‘push-pull’ set
The Swanage Railway Trust has issued an update on progress with the restoration of its 4TC diesel push-pull set.
Swanage Railway launches £20,000 appeal to restore ‘push pull’ set
The Swanage Railway has launched an appeal to complete restoration of an historic TC carriage to recreate a 1960s British Rail ‘push pull’ diesel …