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PHOTO REPORT FROM SWANAGE RAILWAY'S STEAM GALA WEEKEND 7th TO 9th SEPTEMBER 2007
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News Item and Press Release from Andrew P.M. Wright
Official photographer & press officer, Swanage Railway.
Photographs are copyright Andrew P.M. Wright unless otherwise acknowledged.
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Ex-GWR Collett 0-6-2 tank loco No. 6695 passes the magnificent and historic ruins of Corfe Castle with a
passenger service from Norden and Corfe Castle bound for Swanage via Harman's Cross during the Swanage Railway's 2007 steam gala,
To see the full set of nearly 150 photos of the Swanage Railway's 2007 steam gala,
please scroll to the bottom of the page.
The Swanage Railway's annual autumn steam gala took place this year over the
weekend of 7th - 9th September 2007.
Andrew P.M. Wright has supplied nearly 150 photos of this annual gala, which this year featured Swanage's
resident LSWR Drummond M7 0-4-4 tank No. 30053, ex-BR Standard class 4MT No 80104 and GWR Collett 0-6-2 tank locomotive No. 6695.
To see the full set of photos, please scroll down the page.
Swanage's resident ex-BR Standard class 4MT No 80104 and LSWR Drummond M7 0-4-4 tank No. 30053 during the Swanage Railway's 2007 steam gala,
Visiting GWR Pannier Tank
class 0-6-0 No. 7714, seen leaving picturesque Corfe Castle with a train for
Norden from Swanage and Harman's Cross on 5th September 2007, was unfortunately
unable to be in service during the gala weekend due to a cracked firebox.
Great Western Railway Pannier Tank
class 0-6-0 steam locomotive No. 7714, on loan from the Severn Valley Railway,
is seen arriving at Norden on the Swanage Railway on 4th September 2007, but
Due to a cracked firebox, visiting Great Western Railway Pannier Tank
class 0-6-0 steam locomotive No. 7714, on loan from the Severn Valley Railway, was unable to be in service during the gala.
Andrew has also supplied several other photo sets taken over the gala weekend, including the Classic
Vehicle Rally at Harman's Cross featuring many lovingly preserved vehicles including motorcycles, farming vehicles, agricultural
engines, cars and vans. plus the historic first
operation of a service on the Swanage Railway with an all female loco crew. To see these other items, please see our news index page.
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To see the full set of nearly 150 photos of the 2007 steam gala services on the Swanage Railway , 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 unless otherwise acknowledged.
Photos on these pages are low resolution versions.
Full resolution photos are available for media use
Last updated 24th September 2007 by Keith Morgan.
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