Swanage Railway to celebrate its heritage with a Victorian Weekend
The Swanage Railway is to hold a Victorian Weekend with two steam locomotives from the 1800s hauling the trains and staff in period costume.
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Swanage Railway to host ‘Winter Warm Up’ steam and diesel weekend
This coming weekend, the Swanage Railway will host a ‘Winter Warm Up’ event, featuring a mix of steam and diesel passenger trains to the Isle of P…
End-of-year update on T3 class locomotive 563
The 563 Locomotive Group has sent season's greetings and an update to its supporters.
Swanage Railway volunteers launch £450,000 survival appeal
The Swanage Railway Trust has launched an appeal to raise £450,000 to help save the heritage line in Dorset.
After one steam locomotive restoration, heritage group looks ahead to another
On 7 October, the 563 Locomotive Group and its supporters celebrated when T3 No. 563 hauled its first two passenger trains since 1945.
Swanage Railway welcomes locomotive 563’s return to steam
Swanage Railway is bringing locomotive 563 back into operation after seventy-five years.
Steam locomotive 563 makes first movements under own power
T3 No. 563 made its first movements under its own steam yesterday at The Flour Mill workshops.
£40,000 appeal launched to help complete restoration of steam loco 563
A group of Swanage Railway volunteers has launched an appeal to raise £40,000 to help towards completing the restoration of T3 class locomotive No. …
Paintwork and progress for Swanage Railway’s T3 steam locomotive 563
The Swanage Railway Trust has issued an update on its overhaul of Adams T3 Class 4-4-0 No. 563, with news of a "particularly exciting stage" of the wo…
May update on restoring Adams T3 steam locomotive No. 563
The 563 Locomotive Group has issued the latest update on restoring Adams T3 Class 4-4-0 No. 563 to running order.