Public can donate by text to Swanage Railway £360,000 ‘Save Our Service’ Coronavirus appeal
The public can now donate by text to the Swanage Railway’s £360,000 ‘Save Our Service’ appeal which has so far raised £152,001 to help...
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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...
Andrew P.M. Wright
- Mar 27, 2020
Donations appeal launched to help Swanage Railway in the wake of Coronavirus
The Swanage Railway has launched an urgent appeal for donations to help the award-winning heritage line – which contributes more than £15...
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...
Mark Woolley
- Mar 15, 2020
Coronavirus COVID-19 update
The Board of the Swanage Railway met on Thursday 19th March to consider the current Coronavirus/Covid-19 situation and the impact on the...
Andy Vincent
- Mar 13, 2020
Purbeck Railway Circle: Meetings Cancelled
All Meetings and Outings have been Cancelled until September 2020. Meetings for the next few months have been cancelled because of the...
Andy Vincent
- Feb 24, 2020
Purbeck Railway Circle March Meeting
Our next meeting is on Friday 13th March, when Ken Mumford will deliver a PowerPoint presentation on The Devon Belle. The Devon Belle (an...
Andy Vincent
- Feb 20, 2020
Carriage Shed Appeal Passes £10,000 Mark
An important milestone has been achieved at the end of the first week of the Swanage Carriage Shed Appeal: a total of £10,964 has already...
Andy Vincent
- Feb 18, 2020
Project Wareham DMU Fleet Assembled at Corfe Castle
All four DMU vehicles that make up the mainline fleet for services from the Swanage branch to Wareham have now returned to the Swanage...
Andy Vincent
- Feb 12, 2020
Class 117 DMBS Delivered for Project Wareham
Four refurbished DMU vehicles have returned to the Swanage Railway following an extensive overhaul at Eastleigh works. The vehicles...
Andy Vincent
- Feb 4, 2020
Purbeck Railway Circle February Meeting
Our next meeting is on Friday 14th February, when Brian Jackson will deliver a presentation entitled "Paddling across the Bay: Paddle...
Andrew P.M. Wright
- Feb 4, 2020
Swanage Carriage Shed Appeal Launched
The Swanage Railway Trust has launched an appeal to raise funds towards the building of a new shed for the storage and protection of its...
Andrew P.M. Wright
- Jan 29, 2020
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 6, 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”....
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
- 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
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...
Andrew P.M. Wright
- Dec 25, 2019
National Railway Heritage Award for an Innovative Signalling Scheme
An innovative signalling system enabling trains to run from Swanage to the national railway network has won a national award
Andrew P.M. Wright
- Nov 13, 2019
Purbeck Railway Circle November Meeting
Our next meeting is on Friday 15th November, when Martyn Pring will deliver a presentation entitled "Luxury Railway Travel: A Social and...
Andrew P.M. Wright
- Oct 12, 2019
Purbeck Railway Circle / Purbeck Film Festival Meeting
Our next meeting is on Friday 18th November and held in conjunction with the Purbeck Film Festival. The evening will feature two railway...
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