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  1. Rumpole liked Alan Kebby's post in the thread Swanage Railway General Discussion.

    As part of their recovery plans the railway is putting class 08 D3591 up for sale. This is the locomotive that was used to reconstruct most of the line in the 1980s and 1990s. Given its history, a group has been formed to try and raise money to...

    Apr 25, 2024 at 7:20 PM
  2. Rumpole liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Swanage Railway General Discussion.

    It’s unique, but there are many unique locos of comparable age and complexity! I guess there is £10k of transport before you even start … The key questions for me would be: How much stripping down does the NRM (and indeed Swanage) want to...

    Apr 24, 2024 at 6:45 PM
  3. Rumpole replied to the thread 30120.

    For those who haven't seen, 120 left Swanage last Thursday for the journey up to the Flour Mill, arriving on Friday. There's a video of it's departure on YouTube.

    Apr 23, 2024 at 10:20 PM
  4. Rumpole liked SG-Canada's post in the thread Swanage Railway General Discussion.

    Home and slowly recovering from a great 11 days in the UK. Starting to get to processing pictures and videos and posting longer form thoughts on the places we visited and the railways/trains we rode. First up as it was on our trip, a more...

    Apr 20, 2024