Additional date! Friday 11th of December. Bookings open today 10.00am. https://swanagerailway.co.uk/events/detail/steam-lights All dates sold out. Make wonderful and magical memories in the run-up to Christmas, thanks to a new festive first for the Swanage Railway – an evocative, dramatic and colourful Steam and Lights train journey through the Isle of Purbeck countryside! https://swanagerailway.co.uk/events/detail/steam-lights | Swanage Railway
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Additional date! Friday 11th of December. Bookings open today 10.00am. https://swanagerailway.co.uk/events/detail/steam-lights All dates sold out. Make wonderful and magical memories in the run-up to Christmas, thanks to a new festive first for the Swanage Railway – an evocative, dramatic and colourful Steam and Lights train journey through the Isle of Purbeck countryside! https://swanagerailway.co.uk/events/detail/steam-lights | Swanage Railway
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The Railway 200 Exhibition Train arrives at Swanage Railway this February half term, bringing 200 years of Britain’s railway story to life through interactive displays and hands-on exhibits – all included with your train ticket. 📅 16 – 18 February 📍 Corfe Castle Station 🚆 Steam Trains will be running running plus £3 Diesel Shuttle Service available from Norden (parking available) Plan your visit at swanagerailway.co.uk | Swanage Railway
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The Railway 200 Exhibition Train arrives at Swanage Railway this February half term, bringing 200 years of Britain’s railway story to life through interactive displays and hands-on exhibits – all included with your train ticket. 📅 16 – 18 February 📍 Corfe Castle Station 🚆 Steam Trains will be running running plus £3 Diesel Shuttle Service available from Norden (parking available) Plan your visit at swanagerailway.co.uk | Swanage Railway
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The wait is over… Father Christmas is back! 🎅🏻 Step aboard the Yuletide Express for festive sparkle, elves, and unforgettable family memories. 🎄 The Yuletide Express will be running on selected dates throughout November and December! Book today by clicking here - https://www.swanagerailway.co.uk/events/view/father-christmas-yuletide-express | Swanage Railway
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The wait is over… Father Christmas is back! 🎅🏻 Step aboard the Yuletide Express for festive sparkle, elves, and unforgettable family memories. 🎄 The Yuletide Express will be running on selected dates throughout November and December! Book today by clicking here - https://www.swanagerailway.co.uk/events/view/father-christmas-yuletide-express | Swanage Railway
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Good morning! Steam returns to in Swanage Railway on July 18th. SR U class No.31806 will be kicking off our return to steam with 4 round trips from Swanage. The times are 10.30, 12.00, 13.30 and 15.00 ex Swanage. Visit the link below to book your tickets! Remember to click the Gift Aid button at the end of your booking please. (UK taxpayers only) https://swanagerailway.co.uk/re-opening-services | Swanage Railway
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Good morning! Steam returns to in Swanage Railway on July 18th. SR U class No.31806 will be kicking off our return to steam with 4 round trips from Swanage. The times are 10.30, 12.00, 13.30 and 15.00 ex Swanage. Visit the link below to book your tickets! Remember to click the Gift Aid button at the end of your booking please. (UK taxpayers only) https://swanagerailway.co.uk/re-opening-services | Swanage Railway
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Visitors to the Swanage Railway over the next two days will be able to take in the sights sounds and smells of steam once again as U Class locomotive 31806 is out and about working a number of training trains for our volunteers, to ensure that everyone is ready for the return of steam passenger trains from Saturday! Our passenger trains today and tomorrow will be in the hands of one of our faithful Class 33 locomotives, with 33111 doing the honours today. Anyone looking to enjoy a ride behind on
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Visitors to the Swanage Railway over the next two days will be able to take in the sights sounds and smells of steam once again as U Class locomotive 31806 is out and about working a number of training trains for our volunteers, to ensure that everyone is ready for the return of steam passenger trains from Saturday! Our passenger trains today and tomorrow will be in the hands of one of our faithful Class 33 locomotives, with 33111 doing the honours today. Anyone looking to enjoy a ride behind on
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In 2023 we made a visit to the Swanage Railway for their spring gala. Who visited this event? What are your memories? Do you recall what locomotives visited for this event? Tell us in the comments 👇 #swanagerailway #trains #memories #railway #swanage #steamlocomotive #steamtrain | Steam Sounds Supreme
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In 2023 we made a visit to the Swanage Railway for their spring gala. Who visited this event? What are your memories? Do you recall what locomotives visited for this event? Tell us in the comments 👇 #swanagerailway #trains #memories #railway #swanage #steamlocomotive #steamtrain | Steam Sounds Supreme
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🚂Throwback Thursday!🚂 This week we look back to May 2021 when West Country Bulleid Pacific 34028 “Eddystone” was carrying out some of the first full line test runs following its extensive overhaul. In this clip Driver Graham is listening carefully for any abnormalities in these first movements away from Swanage Station. Shortly afterwards the locomotive entered service and spent the summer operating alongside the resident locomotives as well as visiting Standard 2 78018 from our friends at the
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🚂Throwback Thursday!🚂 This week we look back to May 2021 when West Country Bulleid Pacific 34028 “Eddystone” was carrying out some of the first full line test runs following its extensive overhaul. In this clip Driver Graham is listening carefully for any abnormalities in these first movements away from Swanage Station. Shortly afterwards the locomotive entered service and spent the summer operating alongside the resident locomotives as well as visiting Standard 2 78018 from our friends at the
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Planning a visit to our Roads to Rail Event this weekend? Here’s a sneak peak of what we’ve got in store… Tickets can be purchased on the day at the show ground or online at https://www.swanagerailway.co.uk/events/view/roads-to-rail | Swanage Railway
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Well, have you ever wondered how we control our signals on our railway? 🤔 As part of our upcoming Community Open Weekend on the 17th-18th of February, you can now book Signal Box tours at Harmans Cross and Corfe Castle to see exactly how we keep you safe whilst travelling with us through the controls of our signalling system! The signalling system at our railway is maintained by our Signalling and Telecoms Department, most of them being volunteers. Who knows, maybe your visit to us will lead to
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Throwback Thursday 🚂🚂🚂 Throwing it back to our spring steam gala in 2023 with visiting standard 76084 dragging 6 coaches and a dead Brit up from the river! 📸Matthew Sell | Swanage Railway
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What’s that coming down the tracks? Of course, it’s The Polar Express on the way back from the North Pole! We will be running Polar Express trains this week from Thursday to Sunday as well as throughout December and tickets are still available online here - https://thepolarexpress.seetickets.com 📸Ben Ford SLL - Southern Locomotives Ltd The Polar Express Train Ride - Swanage | Swanage Railway
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Happy New Year everyone! 🎉🥳 We are running a steam service today on our Orange timetable, with the first train leaving Swanage Station at 10:40 and the last train arriving back at Swanage at 16:20. Tickets are available on the day from Swanage, Corfe Castle and Norden Stations if you’re travelling today, or you can book them in advance if you’re travelling the following day from our website. www.swanagerailway.co.uk | Swanage Railway
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Don't miss the train! Some spaces are still available for our Guard experience during the forthcoming Community Weekend (22 & 23 Feb). Experiences start from Swanage & Corfe stations through both days. Book online at https://www.swanagerailway.co.uk/events/view/the-guard-experience | Swanage Railway
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Trains are running on our Green Timetable today with Maunsell U Class Number 31806 on the steam service and the Class 117 DMMU operating the diesel service. Fancy travelling on both services? Good news, your ticket allow you to get on and off trains at stations along the line, which means you can explore the surrounding areas and travel on whichever service you like. If you’d like to travel up and down the railway all day then we would recommend upgrading your single or return ticket to a “Freed
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After the success of our Roads to Rail steam rally which took place at the end of June, we would like to confirm that the event will return next year from the 21st to 23rd of June 2024! For now we would like to thank all of those who attended the event and made it a success, including those who sponsored Roads to Rail and those who brought exhibits for all of our visitors to see and enjoy. See you next year! | Swanage Railway
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Today we are running a steam service on our Blue Timetable and today’s rostered steam locomotive is No.34028 “Eddystone”! The first train leaves Swanage Station at 10:00 with a total of 6 departures from Swanage throughout the day. Sit back and relax as you travel through the beautiful Dorset countryside and enjoy the sights of Swanage, Corfe Castle and everything in between. https://www.swanagerailway.co.uk 📸Charlie Rogers | Swanage Railway
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We have some fantastic news for you all, our very own Steam Rally event called “Roads to Rail” will be back for the 4th year in a row in 2024! Make a note in your diaries as the event will run from Friday 28th to Sunday 30th of June. The surrounding areas of Norden Station near Corfe Castle will be echoing with the sound of traction engines, classic vehicles and commercial vehicles. The three previous events have been a great success, so we are really looking forward to welcoming you all back ne
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👻 Just 2 weeks to go until our Ghost Trains set off! Get ready for a spine-tingling journey filled with spooky sights, eerie sounds, and plenty of family fun. 🎟️ Tickets are disappearing fast - book yours before they vanish! | Swanage Railway
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We are pleased to confirm that Ivatt 41313 is extending its holiday with us and is planned to be in service on our Blue Timetable until Thursday the 3rd of April! 41313 is visiting us during its mainland visit from our friends at the Isle of Wight Steam Railway and will also be taking part in our Spring Steam Gala between the 28th and 30th of March. If you’d like to travel behind 41313 then you can book tickets for our Spring Steam Gala and our standard public services via our website here - htt
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This coming Community Weekend there is a rare opportunity to peek behind the scenes and have a guided tour of a working heritage signalbox, signalling steam and diesel trains. Signalbox tours are available at Harmans Cross and Corfe Castle throughout 22 & 23 Feb and last 20 mins, with opportunity to take your own pictures and ask questions to our experienced team. Tours are suitable for all ages, so come over to Swanage Railway to hear the signalling bells and see the levers being pulled. www.sw
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Visitors number 7 and 8 are both on their way for their respective homes and we can’t wait to welcome the largest participants of the event - a pair of Merchant Navy Bulleid Pacifics! One of these giants is travelling to us via the mainline connection at Worgret Junction just past Wareham Station and was captured on its way down from Carnforth yesterday. Peter Cooper captured this great video of 35018 “British India Line” on it’s way to Southall before it heads down to us today. She is also brin
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We’ve got so much to see and do at our Community Weekend on the 22nd and 23rd of February that we thought we would create this handy video to show you just some of what we have on offer. A full list of pre-booked tours and activities is available on our website which also includes some free activities, such as visiting the newly restored Station Master’s office at Harmans Cross or the hands on Signalling Museum at Corfe Castle to name a few. Book your tickets to travel and your activities during
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Our final Diesel Gala guest Class 56 56090 is almost with us in readiness for the start of the 3 day Diesel Gala and Beer Festival which starts tomorrow! If you haven’t already purchased your tickets in advance then you can still take advantage of our early bird discount by booking them online at our website - but this offer expires at 17:00 tonight, meaning you have just over 3 hours to purchase them before full ticket prices will be applied! Tickets are also available on the day from our ticke
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It’s just over a week to go until our Flying Scotsman event begins, giving you the chance to visit the footplate of this famous locomotive or to travel behind her for a round trip on the railway. ⭐️Standard Travel and Devon Belle Observation Car dining options are currently on sale for a limited time only - don’t miss out!⭐️ Over the weekend we saw lots of pictures and videos of 60103 undertaking test runs with our friends at the East Lancashire Railway and she is a credit to the hard work of th
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Trips to the North Pole aboard The Polar Express are proving to be extremely popular, with more seats and tickets having recently been released due to popular demand! Polar Express trains are running until the 30th of December and you can book your tickets here - https://thepolarexpress.seetickets.com | Swanage Railway
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Good news steam fans, Rebuilt Bulleid Pacific 34028 “Eddystone” is back in service from tomorrow! Eddystone will be running to our Blue Timetable tomorrow which means there are 6 departures from Swanage Station throughout the day. Saturday, Sunday and Monday will then see us operate a Green Timetable with our steam service running alongside our 117 Diesel Unit. That means there are even more chances to travel with us across the Bank Holiday weekend. To find out more about the railway and our upc
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We’ve got more fantastic news regarding our Spring Steam Gala which is taking place between the 28th and 30th of March. We are pleased to confirm that we will be operating Brake Van rides aboard one of our brake vans as part of our engineering train! This train is likely to consist of five dogfish wagons and 3 turbot wagons, with a brake van at each end. Passengers will be travelling in the Swanage end Brake Van only, meaning you can enjoy the scenery during the first half of your trip and then
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Our 25% off sale is still running for all premium Driver Experiences aboard 34028 Eddystone, but it won’t be there for long! ⚡️ We are currently offering two types of experiences which offer different amounts of driving and firing Eddystone depending on the chosen experience. “The Bulleid Experience” - One round trip between Swanage and Norden. “The Pines Express” - Two round trips between Swanage and Norden. Participants will be guided by our experienced Drivers and Firemen throughout the exper
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There are only a few spaces remaining on our Class 50 Driver Experience Weekend on the 4th and 5th of May using 50026 “Indomitable”! This unique experience will include the lucky participants driving 50026 between Norden Station and the River Frome Bridge and back again under the supervision of one of our friendly drivers. This is a rare chance to drive a class 50 on our railway, so it’s not one to be missed. All participants will receive a Swanage Railway Gift Bag which will include a Driver Ex
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