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The Swanage Railway's illustrated pages give full details of current services, timetables and fares on this picturesque preserved steam railway in the Purbeck area of Dorset, UK.

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Swanage station is decorated with railway memorabilia.


Swanage station

Introduction

The Swanage Railway is a six mile -long heritage railway in the Purbeck district of Dorset , England . The railway follows the route of the Purbeck branch line (Norden Park & Ride - Corfe Castle - Harmans Cross - Herston - Swanage ), and is now connected to the mainline at Wareham along a stretch of the branch line that remained open to freight.

History

The branch was built in 1885 and operated by the London and South Western Railway Company until it was closed in 1972 despite being omitted from the Beeching Axe of uneconomic railways. It was bought in 1975 by a group of local enthusiasts who formed a charity with the aim of relaying and reopening the railway both as a public transport link to Wareham, and as a museum of steam and railway technology.

In 1995 the railway reopened from Swanage to Corfe Castle, and on January 3 2002 the track was joined with the Furzebrook freight line and the Purbeck branch line was once again complete, thirty years to the day after it was closed. On September 8 a brand new Virgin Trains Class 220 "Voyager" diesel multiple unit , no. 220018, became the first mainline train to use the new track when it made a special journey for a ceremony where it was named Dorset Voyager and began its first passenger journey.

Aims of Swanage Railway


     The restoration of the rail link between Swanage and Wareham and the re-establishment of a daily service to connect with main line trains.


     The creation of a comprehensive historical record of steam railways and steam technology in Southern England.

Norden - Wareham restoration

There are currently no regular timetabled trains to Wareham due to Network Rail not considering the establishment of such services as a high priority. As of 2003 Network Rail believed no such connection would be made in "the foreseeable future". [ Click here for Press Statement regarding Network Rail's decision on Norden-Wareham Service ]


Steam loco 80078 pulls into Corfe Castle station. The castle is visible in the background

Locomotives


    Steam Locomotives
        BR 2-6-4T Class 4MT nos. 80078 and 80104
        GWR 0-6-2T 5600 Class no. 6695
        LSWR 0-4-4T Class M7 no. 30053
        SR 4-6-2 "West Country" Class no. 34028 "Eddystone" - Now at blue bell Railway|NYMR]]
        SR 4-6-2 "Battle of Britain" Class nos. 34070 "Manston" and 34072 "257 Squadron"
    Diesel Locomotives
        BR 0-6-0 Class 08 no. D3591
        BR Bo-Bo Class 20 no. D8188
        BR Bo-Bo Class 33 nos. D6515, D6552 and 33108
        BR Co-Co Class 37 no. 37324 "Clydesbridge" (on loan from G&WR )
    Diesel Multiple Units
        BR Class 108 unit 51933+56504
        BR Class 117 unit 51346+59516+51388

Stations


     Swanage
     Herston (request stop only)
     Harmans Cross
     Corfe Castle
     Norden Park & Ride (Park & Ride for Corfe Castle and Swanage )

Reading

Railways of Dorset J.H.Lucking Railway Correspondence and Travel Society 1968 (No ISBN)

External links

Official Swanage Railway links


    [ Swanage Railway website ]
    [ Swanage Railway Trust website ]
    [ Press Statement regarding Railtrack's decision on Wareham Service ]

Other Swanage Railway links


    [ Photographs of the Swanage Railway ]
    [ Pictures of the Swanage Railway at Corfe Castle ]

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