REBUILT BULLEID PACIFIC No 34028 EDDYSTONE AGAIN IN STEAM ON THE SWANAGE RAILWAY AFTER THE 2008 ENGINEERING SHUTDOWN - 10th February 2008

Press Release & Photo Report from Andrew P.M. Wright - dated 10th February 2008
Official photographer & press officer, Swanage Railway.
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Visitors at Corfe viaduct opposite the National Trust ruins of Corfe Castle watch as the mighty rebuilt West Country Class Bulleid Pacific No 34028 Eddystone hauls a service train from Swanage via Harman's Cross and Corfe Castle to Norden park and ride on Sunday 10th February 2008.

Andrew P.M. Wright has supplied over 50 superb photos of the second day of steam train running on the SR after the six week engineering shutdown at Swanage.

Andrew writes: All these photos were taken today, Sunday 10th February 2008, and feature rebuilt West Country Bulleid Pacific Eddystone in service on the Swanage Railway.

Volunteer driver Les Frampton from Wimborne on the footplate of rebuilt West Country Class Bulleid Pacific No 34028 Eddystone

Eddystone hauled the service train throughout Sunday, having returned to service on Saturday 9th February following work on its superheater tubes at Swanage loco shed during the Swanage Railway's annual engineering shutdown period. (To see a separate news item on Saturday's services work, please click here).

The driver seen on the footplate is volunteer Les Frampton from Wimborne who in the late 1980s worked on the trackbed clearing gang before the tracks were relaid between Harman's Cross, Corfe Castle, Norden and Motala.

Rebuilt West Country Class Bulleid Pacific No 34028 Eddystone leaves Swanage station with a service train from Swanage to Norden park and ride via Harman's Cross and Corfe Castle on Sunday 10th February 2008. In the background can be seen the new signal on the approach to Swanage station.

Some of the photos also show the newly installed down home signal post by the Swan Brook stream bridge and Swanage engine shed which was installed by Dave Cobb and his S&T team during the annual shutdown period.

The new post now sports signals for the main and bay platform as well as a signal for the run-round loop at Swanage. These improvements were all carried out during the shutdown period, and for a separate news item on these works plese see the news index or click here.

Please scroll down to the bottom of the page to see the full set of photos.