Andy VincentApr 1, 2021Heritage Coaches: March 2021 updateCovid regulations during March limited both volunteer numbers and activities with only essential maintenance activities permitted to...
Andy VincentMar 25, 2021Signals & Telegraph: servicing Harmans Cross lever frameThe Swanage Railway operates three signal boxes plus the Norden crossing control. Each of these has a lever frame that controls points,...
Andy VincentFeb 15, 2021Southern Railway 'Moguls' swap boilersSince the end of the 2020 operating season, a small but dedicated team of staff from our Locomotive Carriage and Wagon department have...
Andy VincentJan 31, 2021LSWR T3: January 2021 updateThe COVID-19 pandemic has affected all aspects of our lives and the T3 project is no exception. However, we are now poised to take a big...
Andy VincentDec 15, 2020Swanage Railway nominated for Heritage Railway Association awardsGavin Johns, Swanage Railway Trust Chairman, reports on nominations for the annual Heritage Railway Association awards. These awards...
Andy VincentDec 1, 2020Southern Locomotives: December 2020 updateSouthern Locomotives Limited (SLL) continue to make excellent progress on the restoration of Eddystone, alongside their other...
Andy VincentNov 25, 2020Swanage Railway Trust's 563 Locomotive Group passes the one third mark for its £350,000 appealThe 563 Locomotive Group, a subgroup of the Swanage Railway Trust, is delighted to announce it has raised £162,000 to date. The...
Andy VincentJun 6, 2020Heritage Coaches: Summer 2020 updateThis update by Peter Short was originally written for summer edition of Swanage Railway News but did not appear because of the disruption...
Andy VincentMay 31, 2020Sygnets: Spring 2020 updateThe pandemic has impacted the Sygnets just as much as other groups on the Swanage Railway. Whilst it now seems a long time ago, the year...
Andy VincentApr 22, 2020Herston Carriage Shed: April 2020 updateDue to a period of extremely heavy rain it was necessary to halt the foundation construction in late February because of very poor ground...
Andy VincentMar 16, 2020Sygnets: meetings postponed due to Covid-19Due to Covid-19 restrictions, Sygnets meetings are temporarily suspended, but we very much hope that activities can resume as soon as...