Dedicated Swanage Railway volunteers are to stage a nostalgic fund raising three-day ‘Roads to Rail’ steam rally next to Norden station near the village of Corfe Castle – bringing the Isle of Purbeck to life with evocative re-creations of a bygone age.

An historic Victorian brass horn reputed to have been blown to mark the departure of the first passenger train from Swanage to Corfe Castle and Wareham in May, 1885, has been sounded again at a 140th anniversary commemoration at Swanage station.

Tributes are being paid to former long-time dedicated Swanage Railway volunteer trustee and director Bill Trite who has died unexpectedly at the age of 77.

An Armed Forces Covenant has been signed by representatives from the Swanage Railway, Swanage Town Council and the Royal Corps of Signals at Blandford Forum in Dorset on the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe (V.E.) Day.

Dedicated Swanage Railway volunteers are to staff an information and recruitment stand marking the Rail 200 anniversary on the concourse at Waterloo station in London - thanks to help from Network Rail and South Western Railway.

An historic train named after a highly respected former British Rail Southern Region general manager who officially opened a new station on the Swanage Railway in the 1980s is to star in the heritage line’s annual nostalgic Diesel Gala and Beer Festival - along with eight classic 1960s diesel locomotives.

An historic Victorian brass horn reputed to have been blown to mark the departure of the first passenger train from Swanage to Corfe Castle and Wareham in May, 1885, is to be sounded again in a 140th anniversary ceremony at Swanage station.

A Victorian railway bridge carrying a little used part of the Swanage Railway has been repaired by specialist contractors after being damaged in a vehicle strike – work that took place thanks to a five-day road closure permitted by Dorset Council.

History will be made when a 1920s Great Western Railway ‘Hall’ class main line express locomotive visits the Swanage Railway for the first time as part of a six-engine passenger and freight train Spring Steam Gala taking place from Friday, 28 March, to Sunday, 30 March, 2025, inclusive.

Progressive Swanage Railway volunteers have appointed their first chief executive with the aim of developing and future proofing the Isle of Purbeck heritage line for generations to come.

Devoted Swanage Railway volunteers are to stage a fascinating two-day Community Weekend giving the public the opportunity to go behind the s

Dedicated volunteers have launched an appeal to raise £20,000 to complete the restoration of an historic TC carriage that will enable a 1960

A man who drove diesel trains to Swanage in the dying years of the Purbeck branch line - in the late 1960s and early 1970s - has driven a st

New Year’s Day saw dedicated Swanage Railway volunteers take part in a national ‘whistle off’ at the start of Railway 200 celebrations marki

An evocative ‘Winter Warm Up’ weekend featuring four historic locomotives, spanning the period from the 1890s to the 1960s, is to bring stea

New Year’s Day will see dedicated Swanage Railway volunteers take part in a national ‘whistle off’ at the start of Railway 200 celebrations

Dedicated and caring volunteers who maintain the Swanage Railway’s award-winning heritage station at Harman’s Cross – which has been built f

A poignant and uplifting concert of live music and song by the sea in Swanage in memory of a young man who died of cancer is to raise...

A summer holidays ‘Sunset Shuttle’ evening heritage diesel train service connecting Swanage, Herston Halt, Harman’s Cross and Corfe...

Dedicated Swanage Railway volunteers are to stage a nostalgic fund-raising steam rally in a field next to Norden station near the village...