Push-pull diesel trains have not run on the Corfe Castle to Swanage line since 1971. The Spa Valley Railway needs £300,000 to replace a Victorian bridge which has become badly corroded. The Flying ...

The Mid Hants Railway has announced that LSWR T3 No. 563 will be visiting them for their Spring Steam Gala. The visit of 563 ...

A “long-held dream” to extend a steam railway into the heart of a quaint market town in Wales is underway — but £4.5 million is required to turn the dream into reality. The green light has ...

A WOMAN has been charged in relation to a string of alleged shoplifting offences in Swanage. Officers were alerted to eight incidents at the Co-op store in Kings Road West between August 10 and ...

Find pastoral views, community spirit and plenty of places to shop and eat in these picturesque towns and villages ...

Network Rail warned that the arrival of Storm Eowyn is “expected to bring the strongest winds in a decade and will severely impact rail services”. It said it has taken “the difficult decision” to ...

Stephenson’s Locomotion No. 1 is significant because it was the first steam locomotive to haul a passenger train on a public railway. It operated on the Stockton and Darlington Railway ...

RESIDENTS are being given the chance to go behind the scenes at Swanage Railway. The award-winning heritage line, which has been rebuilt since 1976, will host a community weekend on Saturday ...

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It also has a vintage railway station that serves the Swanage Railway. Steam trains run between the village of Norden, to the north of Corfe Castle, and south to the seaside town of Swanage.

Train enthusiasts may not be so bothered about the beach, but more concerned about the Swanage Railway Trust's iconic steam train which offers a day out in itself. Passengers are transported 5.5 ...