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Fundraising bid for Victorian steam locomotive to haul first train in 75 years

Railway enthusiasts have launched a £40,000 fundraising appeal so a Victorian steam locomotive can haul passenger carriages for the first time in 75 years. Swanage Railway volunteers in Dorset have spent the past six years restoring the T3 class ...

23 Jun 2023 at 08:00

Heritage railway turns back the clock as it rejoins mainline network

A railway enthusiast who rode on the last British Rail train to travel on the Swanage to Wareham railway at the age of 13 is returning 51 years later to drive a newly restored passenger service on the picturesque route. Volunteer Peter Frost, ...

02 Apr 2023 at 11:00

Investigation after locomotive derails from heritage railway during festival

An investigation has been launched after a restored diesel locomotive partially derailed from a heritage railway line during a festival in Dorset. Evening diesel gala and beer festival train services on the Swanage Railway heritage line were ...

12 May 2024 at 13:51

Victorian steam locomotive hauls first train in 78 years

A Victorian steam locomotive has hauled carriages for the first time in 78 years. The T3 class No. 563 engine, which dates back to 1893, was relaunched on the Swanage Railway in Dorset after a six-year renovation costing £650,000. On ...

12 Oct 2023 at 14:23

Daughter of man who saved Flying Scotsman from the scrapheap to visit UK

The daughter of the man who saved the record-breaking Flying Scotsman from being cut up for scrap is to make a pilgrimage to the UK from her home in Portugal, to ride behind the world’s most famous steam locomotive. The 97-tonne ...

10 Oct 2022 at 13:18

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