Been at the Swanage for around 10 years now; now in three different capacities (plus various ad-hoc tasks). It's not local - 120 miles away, and I...
I don't think "having a foot in the door" is an issue at most railways. Speaking from experience at the Swanage Railway we're always looking for...
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The working timetable shows 55019 working driver experience trains on Thursday (tomorrow) and Friday, and out on service trains on the Saturday....
It's planned to move Fowler 0-4-0DM 4210132 (1957) out of the loco shed tomorrow morning. She'll be partially obscured by the shed doors but...
20 hoppers might be a long stretch and probably not too useful; but a set of freightliner trucks would be "simple" to preserve (no bodywork, no...
Sorting through some old photos I came across one of a pair of coaches taken at the Railway Technical Centre, Derby, in the summer of 1977 or...
Well, call me old-fashioned, but it's my belief that all human beings should treat each other with respect. Going off at a tangent, the hoo-ha...
This of course also addresses the "state of the loos" question to a degree. Remember that gala days take a LOT of manpower to run, which probably...
Cheers Nick! :-) Specifically, does anyone just happen to have a spare clutch for this loco sitting around? Check round the back of your sheds,...
This loco (Fowler 0-4-0DM 4210132, a.k.a. "May") is now being worked on by the Sygnets (youth group) at Swanage. Initial plans remain at a...
Trivial question, probably... what are the requirements (e.g. BS / ISO numbers) for glass to be used in loco cab windows? Am helping to restore...
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