Swanage Railway Trust
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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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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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Tender appeal just £5k off target
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A £25,000 appeal by the Swanage Railway Trust to help fund the restoration of the tender belonging to a unique Victorian T3 class steam locomotive is just £5000 short of its total.
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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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Flying Scotsman to haul Sir William McAlpine memorial train
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JANUARY 11, 2019 will see UK Railtours pay tribute to Sir William McAlpine, the hugely popular, lifelong supporter of railway heritage and preservation in the UK, who passed away earlier this year. Sir William began his career working in Hayes depot in Middlesex, which housed the McAlpine railway locomotive and wagon fleet. He maintained a…
