Heritage Coaches: March 2021 update
Covid regulations during March limited both volunteer numbers and activities with only essential maintenance activities permitted to...
Andy Vincent
- Mar 25, 2021
Signals & Telegraph: servicing Harmans Cross lever frame
The Swanage Railway operates three signal boxes plus the Norden crossing control. Each of these has a lever frame that controls points,...
Andy Vincent
- Feb 15, 2021
Southern Railway 'Moguls' swap boilers
Since the end of the 2020 operating season, a small but dedicated team of staff from our Locomotive Carriage and Wagon department have...
Andy Vincent
- Jan 31, 2021
LSWR T3: January 2021 update
The 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 Vincent
- Dec 15, 2020
Swanage Railway nominated for Heritage Railway Association awards
Gavin Johns, Swanage Railway Trust Chairman, reports on nominations for the annual Heritage Railway Association awards. These awards...
Andy Vincent
- Dec 1, 2020
Southern Locomotives: December 2020 update
Southern Locomotives Limited (SLL) continue to make excellent progress on the restoration of Eddystone, alongside their other...
Andy Vincent
- Nov 25, 2020
Swanage Railway Trust's 563 Locomotive Group passes the one third mark for its £350,000 appeal
The 563 Locomotive Group, a subgroup of the Swanage Railway Trust, is delighted to announce it has raised £162,000 to date. The...
Andy Vincent
- Jun 6, 2020
Heritage Coaches: Summer 2020 update
This update by Peter Short was originally written for summer edition of Swanage Railway News but did not appear because of the disruption...
Andy Vincent
- May 31, 2020
Sygnets: Spring 2020 update
The 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 Vincent
- Apr 22, 2020
Herston Carriage Shed: April 2020 update
Due to a period of extremely heavy rain it was necessary to halt the foundation construction in late February because of very poor ground...
Andy Vincent
- Mar 16, 2020
Sygnets: meetings postponed due to Covid-19
Due to Covid-19 restrictions, Sygnets meetings are temporarily suspended, but we very much hope that activities can resume as soon as...