Railtour to bring passengers to Swanage Diesel Gala and Beer Festival in style
The Swanage Railway is set to come alive on Saturday, 9 May, with its much-loved Diesel Gala and Beer Festival, drawing enthusiasts and day-trippers a…
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Swanage Railway gets ready for first event of 50th anniversary year
On 3rd and 4th January, the Swanage Railway is holding a ‘Winter Warm Up’ steam and diesel weekend as the first event of its 50th anniversary.
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.
Dorset road set for 5-day closure to allow for railway bridge repairs
The Swanage railway will undertake repairs to Grange Road bridge next week
53 years after last BR train, Swanage driver takes charge of heritage train
On New Year’s Day, a driver of a train from Swanage was the same one who drove trains to the town before British Rail withdrew its services.
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.
Swanage Railway withdraws plans for Wareham train service
The Swanage Railway has withdrawn its plans for a train service to connect Swanage with the mainline at Wareham.
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.
1950s DMU to haul Winter Explorer on Isle of Purbeck trips
A restored 1950s heritage diesel train is to operate a two-day Winter Explorer train service between Norden, Corfe Castle, Harman’s Cross and Swanag…
