Re-creation of 1950s ‘Royal Wessex’ train launched with reserved seats in 1930s heritage carriage
An evocative taste of a 1950s ‘Royal Wessex’ express steam train that carried excited holidaymakers from London to Corfe Castle and...
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Andy Vincent
- Jul 2, 2021
'New' 130 year old coach body arrives at the Swanage Railway
The body of a former London and South Western Railway coach dating from 1890 has arrived on the Swanage Railway. Starting around 1886,...
Andy Vincent
- Apr 1, 2021
Heritage Coaches: March 2021 update
Covid regulations during March limited both volunteer numbers and activities with only essential maintenance activities permitted to...
Andy Vincent
- Feb 9, 2021
Purbeck Railway Circle Premiere: Southern Coaches for the Swanage Railway
The Purbeck Railway Circle is holding their second virtual meeting of 2021 on Thursday 11th February at 7:30pm where "Southern Coaches...
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
- Jan 1, 2020
Bulleid Semi-Open Brake Third - S4365S
This was the first coach to run on the Swanage Railway when volunteers started to rebuild the branch in the nineteen seventies - and was...
Andy Vincent
- Jan 1, 2020
Maunsell Third Open - S1346S
Currently undergoing restoration by the volunteer Heritage Coach team at Swanage, this coach last carried passengers almost 60 years ago...
Andy Vincent
- Jan 1, 2020
Maunsell Third Open - S1381S
Built for the Southern Railway in 1930, this coach pioneered the design of 'open' coach (without compartments) that we think of as normal...
Andy Vincent
- Oct 31, 2018
Trust Signs 99 Year Lease on Maunsell Third Open 1346
The Swanage Railway Trust has a signed a 99 year lease on Maunsell Third Open S1346. This coach is similar to S1381 which is already...
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