History will be made at the Swanage Railway this spring when a 1920s Great Western Railway ‘Hall’ class main line express locomotive visits the heritage line for the first time. The event is part of ...

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A FEW seats are still available for the festive 'Steam and Lights' train s that are running on the Swanage Railway. The Christmas services are due to start on December 5, just after the UK is set to ...

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Each year thousands of holidaymakers experience the thrill of riding through the picturesque Purbeck Hills on one of the Swanage Railways classic steam trains The line runs for 5½ miles from a new ...

A steam train on a heritage line has caused a seventh fire by the attraction this summer, a fire service has said. Dorset & Wiltshire Fire Service sent three vehicles to a field blaze near Corfe ...

THREE years and a £350,000 makeover later, a 1940s steam train has returned to the tracks. A classic 1940s express steam locomotive has returned to Swanage Railway after an extensive £350,000 overhaul ...

A mixture of steam and diesel passenger trains have been running for a new year celebration. Heritage trains have been operating between Norden, Corfe Castle, Harman's Cross and Swanage over the ...

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STEAM trains are to resume on Swanage Railway for the first time since mid-March – with Norden station reopening to the public on Saturday. This decison comes as the Swanage Railway, in Dorset’s Isle ...