We asked a few of our enthusiastic volunteers what the Swanage Railway means to them and why the ‘Save Our Service’ appeal urgently needs your help today! The exciting scenes are also a reminder of why the heritage industry is such an important part of history that can only continue with your support. Thanks to many extremely generous donations £80,977 has been raised so far (18/04/20). Considering we would normally have started running daily services by now however, this will not yet recuperate

563 makes her first journey to Swanage under her own steam! Thanks to the amazing efforts by all the staff and volunteers that were involved at Herston, the work on the coupling rods and other fettling jobs has been completed and 563 arrived back at Norden yesterday. A fire was lit and today we were able to make history with 563’s first trip along our railway under her own power! We’re sure you’re as exicited as us to see 563 return to service and we’ve just announced our first running dates for

The Rail 200 Inspiration Exhibition Train has safely arrived on the Swanage Railway!🤩 The Inspiration Train has reached its destination for the next 3 days at Corfe Castle Station and now is your chance to see it. It’s a fantastic opportunity to celebrate 200 years of railway history and be inspired by where rail can take us next. If you haven’t booked yet, there’s still time to come along and be part of it. Entry to the exhibition is free for anyone with a travel ticket, so why not take advant

The Railway 200 Exhibition Train arrives at Swanage Railway this February half term, bringing 200 years of Britain’s railway story to life through interactive displays and hands-on exhibits – all included with your train ticket. 📅 16 – 18 February 📍 Corfe Castle Station 🚆 Steam Trains will be running running plus £3 Diesel Shuttle Service available from Norden (parking available) Plan your visit at swanagerailway.co.uk | Swanage Railway

This is the new Steam and Lights train coming to Swanage Railway this Christmas 😍 Passengers will be socially distanced and on-board music will be synchronised to lineside lighting displays passing the carriage windows 🚂 Read more here ➡️ https://bit.ly/2I6zOUb | Bournemouth Daily Echo

Visitors to the Swanage Railway over the next two days will be able to take in the sights sounds and smells of steam once again as U Class locomotive 31806 is out and about working a number of training trains for our volunteers, to ensure that everyone is ready for the return of steam passenger trains from Saturday! Our passenger trains today and tomorrow will be in the hands of one of our faithful Class 33 locomotives, with 33111 doing the honours today. Anyone looking to enjoy a ride behind on