PHOTO REPORT: SWANAGE RAILWAY'S POPULAR EVENING SERVICES SUPPORT SWANAGE CARNIVAL FIREWORKS DISPLAYS - 3rd August 2011

News Item & Photo Report from Andrew P.M. Wright - dated 16th August 2011
Official photographer & press officer, Swanage Railway.
Photographs are copyright as noted
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Excited young visitors prepare to board the Swanage Railway's Heritage Diesel Multiple Unit at Norden Park & Ride station to take them to Swanage and the Carnival Fireworks Display on 3rd August 2011. Photo copyright Andrew P.M. Wright

The Swanage Railway's official photographer & press officer Andrew P.M. Wright has supplied over 100 photos of the fireworks evening on 3rd August 2011. To see the full set of Andrew's photos, which can be viewed as a slideshow, please scroll down to the bottom of the page.

Swanage Railway volunteer and Travelling Ticket Inspector for the evening, Bill Barrett, checks his ticket machine at Swanage station in preparation for a busy evening ahead of the Carnival Fireworks Display on 3rd August 2011. Photo copyright Andrew P.M. Wright

Andrew's photos show the special evening fireworks trains and the fireworks themselves seen from Swanage station, and framed by the starting signal for the main platform 2.

Swanage Carnival Fireworks Display on 3rd August 2011, seen from Swanage station, and framed by the starting signal for the main platform 2. Photo copyright Andrew P.M. Wright

All of the photos on this page were taken on Wednesday 3rd August 2011, when the guard was Roger Bray, the DMU driver was Iain Robinson and the Travelling Ticket Inspector was Bill Barrett.

Homeward-bound visitors await the departure of the special Swanage Railway evening service after the Carnival Fireworks Display on 3rd August 2011. Photo copyright Andrew P.M. Wright

Guard Roger Bray completes his paperwork on board the special Swanage Railway evening service after the Carnival Fireworks Display on 3rd August 2011. Photo copyright Andrew P.M. Wright

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