Purbeck Railway Circle January Meeting
Our next meeting is on Friday 12th January when long-time Swanage Railway volunteer, official photographer and press officer Andrew P.M....
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Andrew P.M. Wright
- Oct 30, 2017
Crowd Fundraising Appeal Launched for Unique Victorian Steam Locomotive
The Swanage Railway Trust wishes to return LSWR T3 No.563 to steam. Our £50,000 initial funding appeal is now LIVE! Designed by Williams...
Andrew P.M. Wright
- Oct 24, 2017
Unique Victorian Steam Locomotive Takes Step Forward Towards Possible Restoration - Thanks to Donor
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
- Oct 24, 2017
Swanage to Wareham Train Service Wins Purbeck Community Rail Partnership 'Innovation in Communit
A pioneering two-year trial train service to Wareham operated by the Swanage Railway has won the Purbeck Community Rail Partnership an...
Andrew P.M. Wright
- Oct 19, 2017
Purbeck Railway Circle November Meeting
On Friday 10th November, Mike Walshaw will deliver a presentation entitled “Mike’s Meanderings 1959 to 1975”. For those who may not know,...
Andrew P.M. Wright
- Oct 9, 2017
Dream Comes True for Founder Swanage Railway Volunteer on his Favourite Main Line Steam Locomotive
A founder Swanage Railway volunteer, who helped to rebuild the heritage line from its first day in 1976, has achieved a long-held dream –...
Andrew P.M. Wright
- Sep 9, 2017
Purbeck Railway Circle joins with the Purbeck Film Festival for October Meeting
The meeting on October 13th will be held jointly with the Purbeck Film Festival and will feature a presentation of British Transport...
Andrew P.M. Wright
- Aug 23, 2017
Swanage Railway Volunteers Celebrate Winning Coveted Civil Engineering Award for Wareham Trains Line
Elated volunteers are celebrating after winning a coveted civil engineering award for the restoration and upgrade of a three-mile section...
Andrew P.M. Wright
- Jun 28, 2017
Main Line Diesel Locomotive Named 'Royal Corp of Signals' to Mark 33 Year Association with S
A powerful main line diesel locomotive has been officially named 'Royal Corps of Signals' to mark a valued 33 year association with the...
Andrew P.M. Wright
- Jun 13, 2017
Volunteers Celebrate Returning Swanage to Wareham Train Service for First Time in 45 Years
Two generations of volunteers, going back to the Swanage Railway's birth in the mid-1970s, have been celebrating public transport history...
Andrew P.M. Wright
- Jun 2, 2017
Swanage Railway Receives the Coveted & Prestigious Queen's Award for Voluntary Service
Elated Swanage Railway volunteers are celebrating after receiving the ultimate official accolade – the coveted and prestigious Queen's...
Andrew P.M. Wright
- May 23, 2017
Public Train Service to link Swanage & Corfe Castle with the Main Line at Wareham – for the firs
History is to be made next month with the return of a public diesel train service from Swanage and Corfe Castle to the main line at...
Andrew P.M. Wright
- May 16, 2017
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
- Mar 30, 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...
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