Swanage Railway
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T3 class No. 563 engine hauls carriages for the first time in 78 years
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A Victorian steam locomotive has hauled carriages for the first time in 78 years following a six-year renovation.
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Fundraising bid to get steam locomotive back on track after 75 years
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Railway fans have launched a £40,000 fundraising appeal to see a Victorian steam locomotive hauling passenger carriages for the first time in 75 years.
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Step back in time with Swanage volunteers
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Swanage Railway volunteers are staging a nostalgic fundraising steam rally.
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Full circle for last British Rail train to Wareham passenger returning as driver
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A Swanage Railway volunteer who travelled on the last British Rail train from Swanage to Wareham as a child in 1972 will be the conductor driver on the first Swanage Railway passenger train into Wareham using the heritage line’s 1950s diesel train.
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Historic locomotive to star in spring steam gala
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An historic locomotive that hauled the funeral train of King George VI is to star in the Swanage Railway’s Spring Steam Gala.
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Swanage Railway to operate trial train service from Wareham into Purbeck
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The Swanage Railway is to operate a trial heritage diesel train service from the main line at Wareham into the heart of the Isle of Purbeck.
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Rare chance to drive loco that hauled King George VI’s funeral train
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You can experience driving No. 70000 Britannia on the Swanage Railway, with a full train of carriages in tow.
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Go behind the scenes at Swanage
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A community engagement weekend is being held at the Swanage Railway to encourage more volunteers to help run and maintain the line.
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Christmas Steam and Lights trains return for third year at Swanage Railway
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Christmas Steam and Lights trains are set to light up Swanage Railway this festive season.
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The ‘Flying Scotsman’ arrives on the Swanage Railway for a three-week visit
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The world’s most famous steam locomotive ‘Flying Scotsman’ has arrived on the Swanage Railway for an historic visit with the record-breaking icon hauling trains for five days and being on public display for the public to visit its footplate for almost two weeks.
