A HISTORIC mainline steam locomotive that headed the last British Rail steam train 50 years ago is to haul passenger trains again in Purbeck.

The technology is being installed at Purbeck Park car park, Norden train station and on board the railway's steam service from early 2025. Gavin Johns, chairman of the Swanage Railway Company ...

Swanage Railway volunteers are organising a three-day Roads to Rail steam rally, set to take place from Friday, June 27 to Sunday, June 29 at Norden station near Corfe Castle.

A 1920s Great Western Railway 'Hall' class locomotive is set to visit Swanage Railway for the first time. The event, part of the six-engine passenger and freight train Spring Steam Gala, is ...

A Victorian steam locomotive that has escaped being scrapped twice is back in action and pulling trains for the first time in 75 years. The 1893 London and South Western Railway T3 class No. 563 ...

Dorset Council has received £163,000 ($210,516) in government funding to test the UK’s first WiFi-connected steam train on Swanage Railway. The funding was provided by the Department for Science, ...