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FROM SALISBURY TO SWANAGE - THE FIRST STEAM LOCOMOTIVE RUNS IN FROM THE MAIN LINE SINCE 1967 - 2nd July 2007
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News Item and Press Release from Andrew P.M. Wright - dated 2nd July 2007
Official photographer & press officer, Swanage Railway.
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BR Standard Class 4 2-6-0 tender locomotive No. 76079 on 2nd July 2007 - Photograph copyright Andrew P.M. Wright

Swanage Railway's General Manager, Nick Brown (left) and Alan Greatbatch of Network Rail with their respective staffs to unlock the groundframe and move the points at Motala on 2nd July 2007 for the arrival of BR Standard Class 4 2-6-0 tender locomotive No. 76079 at the Swanage Railway

To see the full set of nearly 130 photos of No. 76079 arriving at the Swanage Railway on Monday 2nd July 2007, please scroll to the bottom of the page.

By Andrew P.M. Wright

A piece of long-awaited history has been made on the Swanage Railway's relaid Purbeck Line with the first steam locomotive since Sunday, 18th June, 1967 - BR Standard Class 4 2-6-0 tender locomotive No. 76079 - running in off the national railway network.

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To visit the other pages featuring Andrew P.M. Wright's photos of the arrival of BR Standard Class 4 2-6-0 tender locomotive No. 76079 on 2nd July 2007, please follow these links.
- To visit the first 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.

Full visitor information for the 40th Anniversary event 7th-9th July 2007, click here

All photographs are copyright Andrew P.M. Wright unless otherwise acknowledged.
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