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An historic steam engine rally is taking place to raise funds for a charity which works to preserve English railway history. Swanage Railway volunteers organised the Roads to Rail event, which started ...

Swanage Railway volunteer Zac Hopkins does not know how to explain his captivation with heritage railways. "There's just something fascinating about them," he said. "The sounds, the sights, the smells ...

A 'wonderful and nostalgic' event will feature four historic locomotives from the 1890s to the 1960s. The 'Winter Warm Up' on Saturday, January 4 and Sunday, January 5, 2025, will see steam and diesel ...

Classic diesel locomotives and a historic train are set to take centre stage at a Dorset festival. The locomotive line-up will feature at the Swanage Railway’s annual Diesel Gala and Beer Festival, ...

A CLASSIC express locomotive has arrived on the Swanage Railway to make history during an annual three-day diesel gala and beer festival. The engine, which dates from the year of the Great Train ...

Swanage Railway volunteer Zac Hopkins does not know how to explain his captivation with heritage railways. "There's just something fascinating about them," he said. "The sounds, the sights, the smells ...

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SWANAGE Railway will welcome eight steam locomotives for the first time since 1967 this weekend. The trains will be chugging along Swanage and Corfe Castle before heading to Frome in Somerset. A ...