SWANAGE RAILWAY LOCOMOTIVES TRAVEL TO EASTLEIGH 100 ON FRIDAY 22nd MAY 2009

News Item from the Swanage Railway - dated 22nd May 2009
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Swanage Railway locomotives on their journey to Eastleigh 100 Centenary Open Weekend celebrations on Friday 22nd May 2009. Photo Nathan Rodgers

Swanage Railway supporters Nathan Rodgers, Steven Whittingstall, Peter Milford and Dawn Cope have supplied several photos showing Swanage Railway locomotives on their journey to Eastleigh 100 Centenary Open Weekend celebrations on Friday 22nd May 2009.

The Swanage Railway locomotives were met at Motala by West Coast Railways class 37 number 37 706 to escort them on their journey to Eastleigh 100 Centenary Open Weekend celebrations on Friday 22nd May 2009. Here 37 706 runs early Light Engine through Wareham to Motala. Photo Nathan Rodgers

The convoy formed of 37706, 34070, 34028, 30053, a Queen Mary brake van & a Mk1 support coach are seen crossing Holes Bay.

Freshly painted Drummond M7 No. 30053 on Friday 22nd May 2009. Photo Nathan Rodgers

With West Coast Railways class 37 number 37 706 are Bulleid Pacifics No. 34070 Manston and No. 34028 Eddystone and freshly painted Drummond M7 No. 30053 on Friday 22nd May 2009. Photo Nathan Rodgers

With West Coast Railways class 37 number 37 706 hidden by foliage are Bulleid Pacifics No. 34070 Manston and No. 34028 Eddystone and Drummond M7 No. 30053 in convoy passing through Poole at Baiter Park on the way to Parkstone station on Friday 22nd May 2009. Photo Dawn Cope

With West Coast Railways class 37 number 37 706 at the head of the convoy at Holton Heath, with Bulleid Pacific No. 34070 Manston and No. 34028 Eddystone on Friday 22nd May 2009. Photo Steven Whittingstall

Swanage Railway supporters and enthusiasts will be pleased to learn that as part of the Eastleigh 100 Centenary Open Weekend event commemorating 100 years of the Eastleigh locomotive works, 23-25 May 2009, there is planned to be an ITV Meridian live news report at about 1800hrs on Friday 22nd May followed by BBC South Today live report at 1830hrs.

The follwing photos from Peter Milford show the convoy arriving at and departing from Brockenhurst in the New Forest. Peter says, "The Swanage convoy passed Brockenhurst exactly on time - arriving at 13.39 and departing at 13.50. West Coast Railways Class 37 - 37706 - headed the convoy driven by Swanage Deputy Ops Manager Mel Cox. The diesel was followed by 34070 Manston, 34028 Eddystone, M7 No. 53 plus brake van and support coach."

With West Coast Railways class 37 number 37 706 are Bulleid Pacifics No. 34070 Manston and No. 34028 Eddystone and freshly painted Drummond M7 No. 30053 at Brockenhurst station in the New Forest on Friday 22nd May 2009. Photos Peter Milford

The Swanage Railway will be in attendance at the event with locomotives and staff, and ITV will be filming on the footplate of one of our Bulleid locomotives, and plans include a demonstration move for the cameras.

The BBC report is planned to include film of No. 850 Lord Nelson with a Swanage Railway locomotive in the background.

The organisers of the Eastleigh 100 Centenary Open Weekend event are also planning a webstream of the event. You will be able to see the event on the web at http://portal.solent.ac.uk.