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Dorset heritage railway donates surplus wood to community group

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October 28, 2024
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Surplus wood from maintaining Harman’s Cross railway station on the Swanage Railway have been donated to a community project in Swanage.

Dorset heritage railway cancels popular steam gala

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September 18, 2024
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The Swanage Railway has announced that their Autumn Steam Gala has been cancelled.

Network Rail train kills weeds on Dorset heritage railway

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September 6, 2024
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A Network Rail and Balfour Beatt, a Multi-Purpose Vehicle has treated weeds on the Swanage Railway in Dorset to help keep its lines weed-free.

Dorset heritage railway to benefit from memorial concert

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August 20, 2024
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“Music by the Sea’ in memory of Henry Searle will raise money for Swanage ‘Save Your Railway’ and local cancer charity.

Book Review: Southern and Isle of Wight Railways, the late 1940s to late 1960s by Brian Reading and Ian Reading

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June 29, 2024
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This is a portfolio of trains on the Southern Region from the 1940s until the 1960s, with a useful map showing where the images were taken.

‘Roads to Rail’ steam rally to take place in Dorset’s Isle of Purbeck

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June 19, 2024
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Up to fifty vehicles to take part in fundraising event

Mechant Navy steam loco 35006 has Dorset stay extended

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June 3, 2024
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Swanage Railway has revealed that the Merchant Navy locomotive 35006 “Peninsular & Oriental S.N. Co” will take part in its Strictly Bulleid II event between this Friday and Sunday, 7-9 June – and will also run on the Railway during the following we…

D-Day Commemorative Plaque Unveiled in Dorset

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May 29, 2024
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Swanage mark the 80th Anniversary of D-Day with a plaque Commemorating fallen American troops

Dorset heritage railway to welcome nine diesel locos to annual gala and beer festival

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April 30, 2024
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Dorset’s Swanage Railway’s annual Diesel Gala will feature nine classic diesel locomotives, helping to tell the story of the transition of Britain’s railways from steam to diesel in the 1960s.

Dorset heritage railway to welcome nine diesel locos to annual gala and beer festival

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April 30, 2024
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Dorset’s Swanage Railway’s annual Diesel Gala will feature nine classic diesel locomotives, helping to tell the story of the transition of Britain’s railways from steam to diesel in the 1960s.