Swanage Railway Diesel Gala 08 - 10 May 2026

https://www.swanagerailway.co.uk/events/view/diesel-gala-and-beer-festival-2026

The organising committee is already hard at work

 

58023 "Leicester Depot" named as first visitor a couple of days ago:
https://www.facebook.com/swanagerai...m-gala-and-model-railway-we/1315216293972740/

 

This i believe is the 2nd visitor to be announced as its elswhere on the net that Class 45 loco 45041 is visiting.
Both locos will be popular.

 

Subsequent visitor announcements -
45041 "Royal Tank Regiment" courtesy of The Peak locomotive Company
37607 or 37610 courtesy of Swietelsky
All subject to change, availability, etc.

 

The timetable for the diesel gala minus the loco allocations is now available here, and it looks like the LUL 4TC is back again this year.

 

Is the preview day all diesel this year (as shown on the timetable page of the website) or as it has been historically before, one steam and diesel?

 

It’s showing on HOPS as one steam, one diesel.

 

Thanks, the railways timetables (on line and on stations) seem to be suffering some inaccuracies at the moment.

 

Yes, I had noticed that at stations. I think most staff are aware of it so it should be fixed for the next lot of posters.