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Grand Steam Gala and Vintage Transport Rally 9th-11th September 2011
Visitor Information, Timetables and Publicity Material
Swanage Railway Steam Gala 9th to 11th September 2011
15-Page Working Timetable is now available for download here
or further down this page.
Simplified 1-Page Working Timetable is now available for download here
or further down this page.
Single-Page Passenger Timetable is also available for download here
or displayed further down this page.
Visiting locos confirmed as A4 Pacific 4492 'Dominion of New Zealand' and
Great Northern Railway N2 Class No. 1744
Please scroll down this page for advance information and downloadable posters.
TICKET BOOKINGS ARE NOW OPEN
Swanage Railway Steam Gala 9th to 11th September 2011 Advertising Posters suitable for printing
are now available
here,
here and
here
or click on the images above to download A4-sized copies for printing.
Please help us publicise this action-packed fun event!
• Introduction
The Swanage Railway's Grand Steam Gala and Vintage Transport Rally, 9th-11th September 2011,
offers a weekend of glorious steam with two visiting steam locomotives and all our resident steam
locomotives in action, plus the
Vintage Transport Rally at Harman's Cross.
There will be an intensive steam-hauled train service between Norden 'park and ride',
Corfe Castle, Harman's Cross, Herston Halt and Swanage every 40 minutes between
10am and 6pm - including steam trains on the Friday and Saturday evenings until just before 11pm.
There will also be special Freight workings on all three days
• Confirmed Locomotive Roster
All our resident locos will be in service at the Gala plus two visiting locos.
See further down this page for background information or
follow the links below.
Visitors
Resident locos scheduled for service are:
• Swanage Railway press releases and news links
• Wessex Belle Bistro evening service on Friday 9th and Saturday 10th Sept 2011
Our popular Wessex Belle Bistro evening service will operate steam-hauled dining services
on Friday 9th and Saturday 10th September 2011.
SORRY - WESSEX BELLE BISTRO IS FULLY BOOKED FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
(note: N2 and A4 will be hauling the evening trains)
Our Wessex Belle Bistro is an informal evening service
offering a changing menu. Join and alight at any station on the line.
Dine in a luxury carriage or just enjoy a drink at the Royal Wessex Bar.
We will be running steam-hauled 'Wessex Belle' Bistro dining trains on the Friday and Saturday
evenings while the normal Friday and Saturday evening steam train services will
include a buffet serving snacks, local beers, ciders and other drinks.
While booking is not normally essential for the evening 'Wessex Belle'
Bistro dining trains, it is recommended for the two Grand Steam Gala
services because of their popularity.
SORRY - WESSEX BELLE BISTRO IS FULLY BOOKED FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
• Other Swanage Railway facilities:
Swanage Railway Shop - Steam Gala Opening Times Friday/Saturday 0900-1900, Sunday 0900-1700
Swanage Railway Buffets
Swanage Bird's Nest - open Friday/Saturday 0830-1730 (Hot sausage and bacon baps available 0830 until 1130)
Norden Nest - open 0900-1600
On-train Buffet - open from 1100 until the last train each day
Sir Keith Park at Herston Works - During the Steam Gala you may visit Herston Works to
see the progress of rebuilt Battle of Britain 34-053 Sir Keith Park.
This is now in the final stages of restoration and may come back to steam late in 2011.
Herston Works will be open to visitors on Friday,
Saturday and Sunday between 10am and 2pm. Herston Works is a 15 minute walk from Swanage station.
• Passenger Timetable and Working Timetable are both now available!
Our single-page Passenger Timetable is available here and is also displayed
on-screen further down this page.
Our
Working Timetable - 15-page detailed document in .pdf format - is now available
here and further down this page.
• Vintage Transport Rally
(Entrance included in Swanage Railway Special Event travel tickets or by separate admission if not travelling on the railway)
Alongside the Grand Steam Gala, there will be a three-day Classic Vehicle Rally with
exhibits, stalls and refreshments next to Harman's Cross station organised by the
Poole and Bournemouth Preservation Club.
Go back in time with
- Vintage motor cycles
- Vintage & classic cars
- Commercial vehicles
- Tractors
- Stationary engines
- Stalls
- Licenced Bar, Catering & Live Entertainment each night 8.30pm to 11pm
• Useful links:
Accommodation listings on our Accommodation page here or
via www.visitswanage.com here
A4 Pacific No. 4492 'Dominion of New Zealand' arrives at Swanage station,
passing Swanage's award-winning signal box
on 1st September 2011. Photo Andrew P.M. Wright.
TICKET BOOKINGS ARE NOW OPEN and our special inclusive Grand Steam Gala
tickets give you unlimited travel for the day on the trains including
entry to the Vintage Transport Rally at Harman's Cross.
Ticket prices are as follows:
Grand Steam Gala Ticket Prices
Adult
Child
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Return
£10.50
£7.00
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Rover
£24.00
£18.00
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2-Day Rover
£34.00
£26.00
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3-Day Rover
£40.00
£30.00
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These tickets are available from our Booking Offices on the day of travel.
Confirmed Locomotive Roster
The current line-up of motive power is as
follows. This may be subject to change for operational reasons.
Swanage-based Locomotives
34070 Manston
Built by the Southern Railway in 1947, unrebuilt Battle of Britain Pacific 34070
Manston returned to steam in 2008. Manston is owned by Southern Locomotives.
34028 Eddystone
34028 Eddystone is a rebuilt West Country Pacific that was built by the
Southern Railway in 1946. During its working life it was based at
Bournemouth and its service included the Somerset & Dorset Railway to
Bath as well as the Swanage line. Like Manston it is owned by Southern Locomotives.
M7 "53"
Built in 1906,53 is the oldest locomotive operating on the Swanage Railway.
During its working life it visited Swanage and hauled the final train on the
"old road" through Ringwood. 53 is owned by Drummond Locomotives.
56xx "6695"
6695 is a 56xx tank built for the Great Western Railway in 1927 by Armstrong Whitworth
in Newcastle. It worked in the Welsh valleys. The locomotive is owned by The 6695 Locomotive Group.
Standard 4MT 80104
80104 is one of a pair of Standard 4MT tanks owned by Southern Locomotives.
80078 is currently out of traffic following the expiration of its boiler certificate.
Both were built at Brighton in the mid-1950s. These two locomotives worked out of
Fenchurch Street although locomotives of the same class did work the Swanage branch.
Visiting Locomotives
Ex-GNR N2 1744
1744 is the only N2 in preservation. It is owned by the Gresley Society and normally
based on the Great Central Railway. M2s typically hauled suburban trains from Kings Cross
and Moorgate in London. 1744 is also a film star having played a role in the film version
of The Railway Children.
Ex-LNER A4 4492 Dominion of New Zealand
4492 was built by the LNER to haul express trains on the East Coast main line to Scotland.
The locomotive was scrapped in 1963. However, underneath the new paint scheme this
locomotive is actually 60019 Bittern that was scrapped in 1966 and returned to steam in
2007. The locomotive is based at Southall in London and is working on mainline railtours.
This is its first visit to a heritage railway as 4492 Dominion of New Zealand.
Working Timetable - 15-page detailed document in .pdf format
Click on the image to download a copy of the 15-page Working Timetable document
Click on the image to download a copy of the 15-page Working Timetable document
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