| The Purbeck Railway Circle is the area group
for Swanage Railway Trust members in Dorset and the surrounding
area. Activities include
meetings of railway-oriented talks, slide and film shows. The meetings also include an 'update' on the
latest happenings on the Swanage Railway.
The Circle also
publicises its activities in the 'Swanage Railway Magazine' but
this website will always be the more up-to-date. If you would
like to be placed on our email list so that we can remind you 10
days before each meeting, then please email the Secretary.
Meetings are normally held on the 2nd or 3rd Friday evening of the
month in the well-appointed new Village Hall at Harman's Cross, just a
step from our station. Our meetings are open to non-members of the SRT,
so members are encouraged to bring their friends along.
There is no separate membership or
subscription for the Circle for Trust members - just come along. Admission
is free including tea/coffee and biscuits, but we do ask for a
donation in aid of the Swanage Railway Trust. A raffle is held, often with
attractive railway-oriented prizes.
Please scroll down the page to see our meeting schedule, and
please come along to one of our meetings to see what the Purbeck
Railway Circle has to offer you. We look forward to seeing you
there.
Our title photo taken by Robin M White shows the Purbeck Railway Circle visit to the
West Somerset Railway on 19th June 2011 which included this 'turn' on the turntable at Minehead.
See the bottom of this page for a larger version, and click on either of the images for a full-screen version.
If you have any requests or suggestions please let us have them.
All our event venues are Wheelchair Accessible.
2012 Programme
Friday 11 May
‘Ten Years of Swanage Railway Events and Galas’
A slide show by Colin Stone, coinciding with the Swanage Railway Diesel Gala, 11-13 May.
Harman's Cross Village Hall, 7.30 prompt, doors open 7.00.
Sunday 24 June
Summer Coach Outing to the South Devon Railway
Train trips from Buckfastleigh to Totnes. Conducted tour of the Workshops and Boiler Shop.
View GWR Ocean Saloons and GWR Victoria Saloon. Signal Boxes. Devon Cream on the train!
Coach pick-up points: Wimborne-Swanage-Wareham-Dorchester.
Further details from Mike Walshaw, Tel 01929 421 913 or mhwalshaw@talktalk.net
Friday 13 July
The Railway I Knew: 1947-1975
A talk and slide show by former railwayman and author Adrian Vaughan.
Harman's Cross Village Hall, 7.30 prompt, doors open 7.00.
Friday 21 September
'Rails into Trails (or What the Doctor Ordered)'
A slide show by Jeff Vinter of the Railway Ramblers.
Harman's Cross Village Hall, 7.30 prompt, doors open 7.00.
Friday 19 October
Joint Film Evening with the Purbeck Film Festival.
Harman's Cross Village Hall, 7.30 prompt, doors open 7.00.
Friday 9 November
'The Swanage Railway Heritage Coach Plan'
A slide show by Mike Stollery.
Harman's Cross Village Hall, 7.30 prompt, doors open 7.00.
2013 Programme
Fri 11 January
‘Merseyside - Trains, Trams and Ships - Where it all began’
A slide show by Michael Baker.
Harman's Cross Village Hall, 7.30 prompt, doors open 7.00.
Fri 8 February
‘An Evening with Andrew P.M. Wright’
Harman's Cross Village Hall, 7.30 prompt, doors open 7.00.
Fri 8 March
‘Fun on the Southern in the 1960’s’
A slide show by Malcolm Garner.
Harman's Cross Village Hall, 7.30 prompt, doors open 7.00.
Fri 12 April
TBA.
Harman's Cross Village Hall, 7.30 prompt, doors open 7.00.
Fri 10 May
‘A History of DMUs’
A slide show by Colin Boocock.
Harman's Cross Village Hall, 7.30 prompt, doors open 7.00.
The Purbeck Railway Circle visit to the West Somerset Railway included this 'turn' on the turntable at Minehead.
Photo Robin M White
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