Swanage Railway to hold a ‘behind the scenes’ community engagement weekend
Members of the public are encouraged to attend the heritage railways event which will take place on the 11th and 12th of February 2023.
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Swanage Railway volunteer Alan Greatbatch retires following 31 years of devoted service
Alan set up the first Swanage Railway Signalling School and also conducted activities including signaller and signal box inspector for the heritage li…
Special “Winter Warm-Up” event at Swanage Railway in early-January
In January the Swanage Railway will hold a special event with steam and diesel passenger trains and a re-creation of a steam-era freight train.
Swanage railway volunteers pull out all the stops for the Christmas Steam and Light trains this year!
Bringing Christmas cheer to old and young passengers, the railway volunteers have been hard at work preparing for the 'Steam and Lights' trains
Steam locomotive 60103 Flying Scotsman arrives at the Swanage Railway
LNER A3 No. 60103 Flying Scotsman has arrived at the Swanage Railway for its 3 week stay.
Founders of Swanage Railway from 1972 lay flowers at the lines volunteer memorial
The two founders returned to the heritage line 50 years later to recognise the generation of dedicated rail volunteers at the memorial
Save up to 20% on tickets for Swanage Railway’s Steam and Lights Experience
Pre-booking is essential for this stunning steam experience which will see both the locomotive and carriages festooned with lights.
Swanage Railway to re-create “The Royal Wessex” steam train
From 23rd July, the Swanage Railway is re-creating the 1950s ‘Royal Wessex’ steam train with trips in a historic 1930s Maunsell heritage carriage.
Swanage Railway to hold nostalgic ‘Roads to Rail’ steam rally
Swanage Railway is to hold a nostalgic ‘Roads to Rail’ steam rally near Corfe Castle later this month.
Swanage Railway is on the lookout for volunteers
The heritage railway's appeal for volunteers with varied backgrounds and interests coincided with National Volunteer Week