PHOTO REPORT: THE SWANAGE RAILWAY'S SPECIAL DMU AND CLASS33-HAULED SWANAGE CARNIVAL FIREWORKS TRAINS SUPPORT SWANAGE CARNIVAL FIREWORKS DISPLAYS - 6th 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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The Swanage Railway's Class 33-hauled special evening service leaves Corfe Castle for Norden Park & Ride to take visitors to Swanage and the Carnival Fireworks Display on 6th August 2011. Photo copyright Andrew P.M. Wright

The Swanage Railway's official photographer & press officer Andrew P.M. Wright has supplied over 180 photos of the Swanage Railway's special DMU and Class33-hauled Swanage Carnival Fireworks trains on 6th 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.

Please also see our news index page here for photo reports of the actual fireworks displays on 3rd and 6th August

Volunteer Steve Whittingstall is kept busy at Swanage station with one of the new EPOS ticket machines serving the large number of visitors on 6th August 2011. Photo copyright Andrew P.M. Wright

All of the photos on this page were taken on Saturday 6th August 2011, when the Class 33 D6515 (33012) driver was Steve Barker with guard David Blandford and the DMU driver was Ian McDavid with guard was Roger Bray.

The Swanage signalman was Phil Eakins, the Corfe Castle signalman was Roger Pleasant and the Harman's Cross signalman was Paul Clements.

Corfe Castle signalman Roger Pleasant looks out from Corfe Castle's new 'Victorian' signal box in preparation for a busy evening ahead of the Carnival Fireworks Display on 6th August 2011. Photo copyright Andrew P.M. Wright

The Swanage Railway's Heritage Diesel Multiple Unit arrives at Swanage station bringing visitors to the Carnival Fireworks Display on 6th August 2011. Photo copyright Andrew P.M. Wright

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