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    Tag: London and South Western Railway

    LSWR T3 4-4-0 No. 563

    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.
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    Victoria Thompson 23 July, 2025
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    T9 30120 Corfe Castle July 2018 // Credit: ANDREW PM WRIGHT

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

    Swanage Railway volunteers are raising funds to restore London and South Western Railway T9 Class No. 120 in time for its 130th Birthday in 2029.
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    Roger Smith 18 April, 2024
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    LSWR T3 No. 563 Swanage. ANDREW PM WRIGHT

    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.
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    Roger Smith 15 March, 2024
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    34028 Eddystone Harman's Cross

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

    This coming weekend, the Swanage Railway will host a ‘Winter Warm Up’ event, featuring a mix of steam and diesel passenger trains to the Isle of P…
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    Janine Booth 2 January, 2024
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    Southern Railway 0-6-0 Tender Goods Locomotive Classes cocer

    Book Review: Southern Railway 0-6-0 Tender Goods Locomotive Classes: a Survey & Overview by David Maidment

    This book describes the 0-6-0 tender goods locomotives of the Southern Railway and the locomotives it took over at the 1923 railway grouping.
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    Roger Smith 5 November, 2023
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    T3 No. 563 & Nathan Au Swanage 30 August 2023 ANDREW PM WRIGHT (1)

    Swanage Railway welcomes locomotive 563’s return to steam

    Swanage Railway is bringing locomotive 563 back into operation after seventy-five years.
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    Janine Booth 4 October, 2023
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    T3 No. 563 Corfe Castle 30 August 2023

    130-year-old locomotive arrives at Swanage Railway after restoration

    Adams T3 Class 563 which is being restored has arrived at the Swanage Railway for commissioning and testing before entering operational service.
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    Roger Smith 31 August, 2023
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    T3 No. 563 restoration progress June 2023

    £40,000 appeal launched to help complete restoration of steam loco 563

    A group of Swanage Railway volunteers has launched an appeal to raise £40,000 to help towards completing the restoration of T3 class locomotive No. …
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    Janine Booth 21 June, 2023
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    563 at the Flour Mill

    Swanage Railway Trust’s 563 Locomotive Group launches £85,000 appeal to finish restoration of steam locomotive No. 563

    The Victorian locomotives restoration process has taken six years and this final appeal could see her steam for the first time in 75 years this spring…
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    Chloe White 7 February, 2023
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