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Remarkable Book of Land Surveyor's Drawings Reveal the Building of the Swanage Railway
A unique and remarkable Victorian book of land surveyor’s drawings has revealed how the branch line from Wareham to Corfe Castle and...
Andrew P.M. Wright
Jan 29, 2020


Purbeck Railway Circle January Meeting
Our next meeting is on Friday 10th January, when Jim Boudreau will deliver a presentation entitled "Maids of All Work: The SR Moguls”....
Andrew P.M. Wright
Jan 6, 2020


Former Dorset High Sheriff appointed a Patron of The Swanage Railway Trust
A former High Sheriff of Dorset – whose Victorian ancestors helped to bring and build the first railway line into the county from...
Andrew P.M. Wright
May 17, 2017


Unique Victorian Steam Locomotive Donated to the Swanage Railway unveiled in front of its Designer
A unique Victorian steam locomotive that escaped the scrapman's torch, thanks to the centenary of London's Waterloo station almost 50...
Andrew P.M. Wright
Mar 30, 2017
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