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    Swanage Railway General Discussion

    SR Conductor Driver and Guard picked up during the stop at Wareham, as with any other operation onto SR by an external operator.
    Post by: Rumpole, May 29, 2018 in forum: Heritage railways & Centres in the Uk
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    Swanage Railway General Discussion

    Terminating at Corfe Castle for all SWR services both ensures that there is no fare abstraction from internal SR services (which would have led to...
    Post by: Rumpole, May 27, 2018 in forum: Heritage railways & Centres in the Uk
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    Swanage Steam Gala March 2018

    Firstly, I am definitely not a signalling designer or technician, being a lever puller (or more accurately button pusher, since leaving the SR!)...
    Post by: Rumpole, Mar 28, 2018 in forum: Galas and events
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    Swanage Railway General Discussion

    Exactly my thoughts on our M7! Steams best the more you can hang on the back of it, 6 coaches and its just starting to get good...
    Post by: Rumpole, Dec 19, 2017 in forum: Heritage railways & Centres in the Uk
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    Swanage Railway Winter Warm Up Thursday 28th December 2017

    Pass; I was down there for a meeting this morning, and it was taken up by D6515. Not sure what other moves took place during the day, as I had to...
    Post by: Rumpole, Dec 11, 2017 in forum: Galas and events
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    Swanage Railway Winter Warm Up Thursday 28th December 2017

    34070 was taken up to Norden this morning (11/12/2017).
    Post by: Rumpole, Dec 11, 2017 in forum: Galas and events
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    Unusual accident in Belgium

    To coin a phrase, the railway rulebook is developed from 200 years of f*** up’s...
    Post by: Rumpole, Dec 10, 2017 in forum: International Heritage Railways/Tramways
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    Replica builds for heritage lines.

    Still under construction rather than complete as yet, and not in the UK, but isn’t there a South Australian Railway Z class under construction by...
    Post by: Rumpole, Dec 9, 2017 in forum: Steam Traction
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    2018 Swanage Railway 'Mainline' Diesel Gala, Beer and Food Festival

    The 2018 Swanage Railway Diesel Gala, Beer and Food Festival has been confirmed for Thursday 10 May 2018 (Preview Day) to Sunday 13 May 2018. The...
    Thread by: Rumpole, Dec 6, 2017, 42 replies, in forum: Galas and events