Swanage Railway News Gallery - Page 358
SWANAGE RAILWAY MEMBERS' WEEKEND
24th/25th MARCH 2007
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News Item and Photo Report from Andrew P.M. Wright - dated 27th March 2007
Official photographer & press officer, Swanage Railway.
Photographs are copyright Andrew P.M. Wright.
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Ex-BR Standard Class 4 No 80104 hauling 2 brake vans full of members of the Swanage Railway Trust
at Corfe Castle during the Members' Weekend at the Swanage Railway on 24th and 25th March 2007
Andrew P.M. Wright has supplied over 140 great photos taken during the Swanage Railway Members' Weekend
of 24th & 25th March 2007.
The Swanage Railway Members' Weekend is an ideal opportunity for existing and prospective members to see behind the scenes
of the working railway and to visit the signal boxes, carriage shed and workshops.
We have split the photos over several pages. Please follow the links at the foot of this page for more photos.
Swanage Railway's Sygnets Group members visiting the Swanage signal box
during the Members' Weekend at the Swanage Railway on 24th and 25th March 2007
Andrew's photos show young members of the Swanage Railway's Sygnets Group
dressed in their in orange jerkins being shown round Swanage signal box and the footplate of 1954 Brighton-built ex-BR Standard Class 4 No 80078 by
Suzanne Goodwin who is a locomotive cleaner on the railway and an active member of the Sygnets.
Suzanne Goodwin, a cleaner on the railway and an active member of the Swanage Railway's Sygnets Group,
shows young visitors around the footplate of 1954 Brighton-built ex-BR Standard Class 4 Tank No. 80078.
1955 Brighton-built ex-BR Standard Class 4 Tank No. 80104 also delighted visiting members by hauling a pair of brake vans the length of the Swanage Railway
to give brake van rides - permitting excellent views of the picturesque village of Corfe Castle.
Class 33 D6515 Stan Symes BR TOPS No 33 012 hauling the service train on the Saturday
afternoon at Swanage and Corfe Castle after the temporary withdrawal of 6695.
Andrew's photos also show Class 33 D6515 Stan Symes BR TOPS No 33 012 hauling the service train on the Saturday
afternoon after the temporary withdrawal of 6695, and picking up empty stock from Corfe Castle
and taking it to Swanage on the Sunday afternoon.
Ex-GWR loco No 6695 back in service at Corfe Castle during the Members
Weekend at the Swanage Railway on 24th and 25th March 2007
James Cox, Swanage Railway's Locomotive Carriage & Wagon Manager, notes that
Swanage Railway Company fitter, Graham Froud, repaired 6695 early on Sunday
morning so that it could work the Sunday service train schedule.
Graham, together with driver Phil Thrower, then prepared 1955 Brighton-built
ex-BR Standard Class 4 Tank No. 80104 for
service as he was the booked fireman for the Sunday brake van rides.
Such dedication on the part of our
Engineering Staff will often go unnoticed by visitors to the Swanage Railway, but is much appreciated by all
who work to make a visit to the Swanage Railway an enjoyable and memorable experience.
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To visit the other pages featuring Andrew P.M. Wright's photos taken on 24th/25th March 2007, please follow these links.
- To visit the second page of photos please click here.
- To visit the third page of photos please click here.
- To visit the fourth page of photos please click here.
- To visit the fifth page of photos please click here.
All photographs are copyright Andrew P.M. Wright.
Photos on these pages are low resolution versions.
Full resolution photos are available for media use
Last Updated 27th Mar 2007 by Keith Morgan.
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