Hampshire Railway Calendar 2027
July 21, 2026
Swanage Railway = 40 Years of Galas and Special events
£14.95
The much-loved Swanage branch
began services along a short stretch of track alongside King George’s playing fields in 1979. This followed the formation of the Southern Steam Trust soon after BR closed the branch in 1972. With all the track dismantled, volunteers rebuilt the branch initially to a new halt at Herston and then to a new station at Harmans Cross in 1988. Final goal of operating to Corfe Castle was achieved in 1995 with further progress along the still-surviving line to Furzebrook. This programme examines the large number of steam locomotives to operate since those early days right through to recent times.
Through our archive films, we see the early engines hired-in to run passenger services such as LMS Nos. 41708 and 47383. Then engines from various other
heritage railways who assisted Swanage develop in the early days – Nunlow, Bellerophen, Whiston,
GW 7752 and many more. From the early 1990s we see film of Southern types such as Nos. M7 30053, T9 30120,
Bulleid WC 34072, and the famous duo with 34105 Swanage in 1992.
This programme is full of footage covering the galas and special events over the past 40 years including many charter train arrivals since 2009, visits by Flying Scotsman and Tornado and others too many to mention here!
FULL DETAILS ON INFO SHEET INSIDE!
2 hours 30 minutes duration
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by MD Chris Green. Guests treated to a run behind LMS Pacific No. 46203
from Paddington.
Farewell to BR: SR S15 No. 828 departs Didcot for Crewe and the series of steam tours
from Llandudno Junction to Holyhead commemorating the demise of BR.
Locomotives at Llandudno include – Nos. 5029, 828, 46203, 4498 and 71000.
BR 2-6-4T No. 80080 took a charter to Skegness from Nottingham.
Preservation – The Keighley & Worth Valley Railway Spring Gala included S15 828
plus LMS Nos. 48431 and 47279 plus more home fleet.
The opening of the newly restored station at Kidderminster providing the
terminus for the SVR. Nos. 6024, 5029, 2857, 4422 and Jubilee No. 45596 were in
attendance over the weekend.
GCR Freight Weekend with Black Five 44767, GWR tank No. 5224 and LNER 69523.
Modern News: Mid-Hants Diesel Gala brought in Nos. D7018, D5353, 33116, Peak
45132 and newly repainted Class 47 D1524 Old Oak Common.
Network News: Class 73 73107 naming at Redhill Station commemorating
150 years of Redhill.
Southampton Freightliner Terminal and the naming of
Class 47 47095 Southampton WRD.
Main Line Steam: LMS Jubilee No. 45596 on the Welsh Marches Express
from Worcester to Hereford.
No. 6024 King Edward Ist from Paddington to Stratford Upon Avon.
No. 75069 on a positioning train from Worcester Shrub Hill to the West Somerset
Railway. Includes scenes on the WSR with double-heading by Prairie No. 4160.
No. 75069 would stay at the WSR for the summer season. Class 47 47703 Queen Mother
returned the train to Worcester.
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