West Country Class 34028 Eddystone makes test runs at Swanage

Photo report from John Rowley - 13th January 2004
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John Rowley has sent us this photograph of West Country Class 34028 Eddystone in the afternoon sunshine at Swanage on Tuesday 13th January 2004.

Normal public services on the Swanage Railway are suspended for the annual shutdown and maintenance period until they resume on 14th February with the next Thomas event. Eddystone took advantage of this quiet period to make several trips up and down the Swanage Railway as a series of proving runs to iron out any minor problems and leaks following its recent major rebuild.

The restoration of Eddystone was originally started at Sellinge but moved to Swanage in November 1999. Steady progress has been made since then thanks to the efforts of the dedicated teams of volunteers, culminating in the passing of the steam test on 24th July. To see photos of this milestone event please click here. (To see a progress news item from December 2001, please click here. To see a photo of the locomotive passing through Corfe Castle by road in 1999, please click here).

To see further illustrated news items featuring recent photos of Eddystone at Swanage please see the news index page or click here, here and here).