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CLASS 5 4-6-0 No. 73129 HAULS ITS FIRST TRAINS ON THE SWANAGE RAILWAY - 6th July 2007
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News Item and Press Release from Andrew P.M. Wright - dated 15th July 2007
Official photographer & press officer, Swanage Railway.
Photographs are copyright Andrew P.M. Wright unless otherwise acknowledged.
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Locomotive 73129 in service at Swanage on 6th July 2007 - Photograph copyright Andrew P.M. Wright

No.73129 climbing out of Swanage between Herston and New Barn
with the seaside town in the background on 6th July 2007

To see the full set of over 100 photos of No.73129 hauling its first trains on the Swanage Railway on 6th July, please scroll to the bottom of the page.

A Class 5 4-6-0 wheel arrangement tender locomotive has run on the Swanage Railway's relaid Purbeck Line for the first time since 1964 - and an embarrassing mistake by BR's Bournemouth motive power depot.

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To see the full set of over 100 photos of No.73129 hauling its first trains on the Swanage Railway on 6th July, 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.

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