Latest News

Here are our illustrated news pages each devoted to a particular aspect of recent activity on the Swanage Railway.

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  RECORD-BREAKING ‘FLYING SCOTSMAN’ ARRIVES IN SWANAGE TO RUN WITH RARE PULLMAN CARRIAGE FOR FIRST TIME IN ALMOST 50 YEARS

  Published: March 20, 2019

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  TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT AND ROAD CLOSURE FLYING SCOTSMAN EVENT 22 - 26 MARCH 2019

  Published: March 13, 2019

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  TASTE OF SCOTLAND COMES TO PURBECK AS HISTORIC STEAM LOCOMOTIVE MAKES ITS FURTHEST TRIP SOUTH FOR ‘SPRING STEAM UP’

  Published: March 4, 2019

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  DAUGHTER OF MAN WHO SAVED ‘FLYING SCOTSMAN’ FROM SCRAPYARD TO WAVE OFF ICONIC STEAM LOCOMOTIVE’S FIRST TRIP FROM SWANAGE

  Published: February 22, 2019

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  COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IN PURBECK’S RAILWAYS TO BE BOOSTED THANKS TO AREA’S FIRST COMMUNITY RAIL PARTNERSHIP OFFICER

  Published: February 7, 2019

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  RECORD-BREAKING ‘FLYING SCOTSMAN’ TO VISIT SWANAGE AND RUN WITH RARE PULLMAN CARRIAGE FOR FIRST TIME IN ALMOST 50 YEARS

  Published: January 18, 2019

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  SPECIAL WEEKEND TO BRING EVOCATIVE TASTE OF LONG CLOSED SOMERSET & DORSET MAIN LINE RAILWAY TO PURBECK

  Published: October 31, 2018

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  HISTORIC LOCOMOTIVE THAT HEADED LAST BRITISH RAIL STEAM TRAIN TO HAUL TRAINS DURING HALF TERM WEEK

  Published: October 19, 2018

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