Heritage Railways
Swanage Railway
The Swanage Railway is a
railway branch line from near Wareham, Dorset to
Swanage, Dorset, England, opened in 1885 and now operated as a heritage railway.
The independent company which built it was amalgamated with the larger London and South Western Railway in 1886. The passenger service was withdrawn in 1972, leaving a residual freight service over part of the line handling mineral traffic. After the passenger closure, a heritage railway group revived part of the line; it too used the name Swanage Railway and now operates a 9.5-mile (15.3 km) line which follows the route of the former line from Wareham to Swanage with stops at Norden, Corfe Castle, Harman's Cross and Herston Halt. |
2007
6695 between Corfe Castle & Norden | 80078 approaching Corfe Castle | ||
80078 on the viaduct | Swanage Station | ||
D6515 at Swanage | 80104 on the turntable at Swanage | ||
6695 at Swanage | Trains at Harman's Cross |