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    Purbeck Railway Circle Premiere: History of Wareham Station
    Andy Vincent
    • Jan 14, 2021

    Purbeck Railway Circle Premiere: History of Wareham Station

    The Purbeck Railway Circle is holding their first virtual meeting of 2021 on Friday 15th January at 7:30pm where "A History of Wareham...
    Finance team stages festive ‘Steam and Lights’ trains Christmas hamper raffles in aid of SOS appeal
    Andrew P.M. Wright
    • Dec 23, 2020

    Finance team stages festive ‘Steam and Lights’ trains Christmas hamper raffles in aid of SOS appeal

    Enterprising members of the Swanage Railway finance team are staging festive ‘Steam and Lights’ trains Christmas hamper raffles to raise...
    Two extra ‘Steam and Lights’ trains to operate on Thursday, 31st December, 2020
    Andrew P.M. Wright
    • Dec 16, 2020

    Two extra ‘Steam and Lights’ trains to operate on Thursday, 31st December, 2020

    Dedicated Swanage Railway volunteers are to operate two extra evocative ‘Steam and Lights’ trains on Thursday, 31 December, 2020 – due to...
    Swanage Railway nominated for Heritage Railway Association awards
    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...
    Swanage Railway wins government grant for updated feasibility study into Wareham train service
    Andrew P.M. Wright
    • Dec 2, 2020

    Swanage Railway wins government grant for updated feasibility study into Wareham train service

    Dedicated Swanage Railway volunteers have won a Government grant of up to £50,000 to pay for an updated feasibility study and business...
    Southern Locomotives: December 2020 update
    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...
    Swanage Railway Trust's 563 Locomotive Group passes the one third mark for its £350,000 appeal
    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...
    Help with your Christmas shopping!
    Andy Vincent
    • Nov 19, 2020

    Help with your Christmas shopping!

    There are several ways that you can help raise money for the Swanage Railway through your normal shopping Our Giving page provides...
    We are having a raffle - and we need your help!
    Andy Vincent
    • Nov 13, 2020

    We are having a raffle - and we need your help!

    To help our SOS Appeal reach its £360,000 target, our finance team is organising festive hampers to be raffled to the passengers on the...
    Purbeck Railway Circle: Brian Jackson
    Andy Vincent
    • Nov 12, 2020

    Purbeck Railway Circle: Brian Jackson

    The Committee of The Purbeck Railway Circle have learnt of the sad news that one of our regular speakers, Brian Jackson, has passed away...
    Help to donate £5,000 in five days and boost Coronavirus survival appeal by £10,000
    Andrew P.M. Wright
    • Oct 14, 2020

    Help to donate £5,000 in five days and boost Coronavirus survival appeal by £10,000

    Dedicated volunteers are appealing to the public to help them raise £5,000 in five days – between Friday, 16 October, and Tuesday, 20...
    Swanage Railway receives substantial grant from government's £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund
    Andrew P.M. Wright
    • Oct 9, 2020

    Swanage Railway receives substantial grant from government's £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund

    The Swanage Railway is one of 445 heritage organisations across the country set to receive a life-saving financial boost from the...
    New ‘Steam and Lights’ trains to be Coronavirus safe pre-Christmas first for Swanage Railway
    Andrew P.M. Wright
    • Oct 6, 2020

    New ‘Steam and Lights’ trains to be Coronavirus safe pre-Christmas first for Swanage Railway

    A new and evocative Coronavirus safe ‘Steam and Lights’ festive train service is to operate on the Swanage Railway during the run-up to...
    Purbeck Railway Circle: October 2020 update
    Andy Vincent
    • Sep 30, 2020

    Purbeck Railway Circle: October 2020 update

    Like many Railway societies The Purbeck Railway Circle is unable to hold Public Meetings because of the Covid-19 restrictions. We had...
    Paintings by talented artist help raise money for ‘Save Our Service’ Coronavirus appeal
    Andrew P.M. Wright
    • Sep 13, 2020

    Paintings by talented artist help raise money for ‘Save Our Service’ Coronavirus appeal

    Evocative paintings by a talented West Sussex artist are helping to raise money for the Swanage Railway’s ‘Save Our Service’ appeal to...
    Coronavirus appeal reaches £261,809 on 25th anniversary of Corfe Castle steam train return
    Andrew P.M. Wright
    • Aug 16, 2020

    Coronavirus appeal reaches £261,809 on 25th anniversary of Corfe Castle steam train return

    An urgent £360,000 ‘Save Our Service’ appeal to help the award-winning Swanage Railway survive in the wake of the economic effects of...
    Steam to resume and Norden station to reopen
    Andrew P.M. Wright
    • Jul 15, 2020

    Steam to resume and Norden station to reopen

    Steam trains are to resume on the award-winning Swanage Railway for the first time since mid-March – with Norden station re-opening to...
    Members Update: July 2020
    Andy Vincent
    • Jul 11, 2020

    Members Update: July 2020

    Resumption of Services The Railway’s special public summer train service commenced on Saturday 11th July 2020, fully compliant with the...
    Swanage Railway to reopen with special fundraising diesel train service
    Andrew P.M. Wright
    • Jul 1, 2020

    Swanage Railway to reopen with special fundraising diesel train service

    The Swanage Railway is to re-open with a special fund-raising train service protecting the health of passengers and staff – socially...
    New fundraising videos show community support for Swanage Railway whose survival is on a knife edge
    Andrew P.M. Wright
    • Jun 12, 2020

    New fundraising videos show community support for Swanage Railway whose survival is on a knife edge

    Dedicated Swanage volunteers have produced two new fund-raising videos giving a revealing insight into the devastating effect of the...
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