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  • Step towards No. 563 returning to steam

    Step towards No. 563 returning to steam

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    A unique Victorian steam locomotive has been re-wheeled in “a hugely significant milestone” towards restoring the historic engine to full working order and returning it to steam for the first time since 1948.

  • Swanage Railway launches £350,000 ‘T3’ restoration appeal

    Swanage Railway launches £350,000 ‘T3’ restoration appeal

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    Dorset’s Swanage Railway has launched a £350,000 appeal to return London & South Western Railway (LSWR) ‘T3’ 4-4-0 No. 563 to full working order. The 563 Locomotive Group, under the umbrella of the Swanage Railway Trust, hopes to raise the money in a suitable time window to allow the 1893-built former National Railway Museum loco to…

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