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 was ...

The volunteers who, as teenagers, began working to restore the Swanage Railway in 1976 have gathered to celebrate its fiftieth anniversary.

A "wonderfully preserved" steam train journey in Dorset with "fantastic views" has been named as one of the UK's best. Swanage Railway featured alongside several others around the UK in a list from ...

Each year, thousands of holidaymakers experience the thrill of riding through the picturesque Purbeck Hills on one of the Swanage Railway’s classic steam trains. The line runs for 5½ miles from a new ...

The year 2025 marks 200 years since passengers were first able to travel by railway in Great Britain. When George Stephenson’s steam locomotive, Locomotion No.1, set off on its first journey on ...

The Swanage Railway is holding a Community Weekend in February, when visitors can get the rare chance to find out what goes ...

A NEW colourful and ‘coronavirus safe’ festive train is set to bring a touch of magic to Swanage this Christmas. In a first for Swanage Railway, Steam and Lights will run on 10 selected days with two ...

Steam power will take centre stage in a celebration of heritage and engineering. Swanage Railway volunteers are organising a three-day Roads to Rail steam rally, set to take place from Friday, June 27 ...

A locomotive that served Dorset from the 1930s will star in a three-day steam gala. The volunteer run Swanage Railway, will host No. 926 Repton which hauled trains across the county during World War ...

The war in Ukraine has had an effect on many aspects of life all around the world. Inflation, especially in the price of coal, is jeopardizing the future of some of Britain’s living and breathing ...

Full steam ahead for new connectivity project at Swanage Railway. Credit: Dorset Council. Dorset Council has received £163,000 ($210,516) in government funding to test the UK’s first WiFi-connected ...