Swanage Diesel Gala - 4th-7th May 2017

Subject to the usual caveats about availability, etc. the line up is planned to be:
Home Fleet
Class 33 - D6515 (33012) 'Lt Jenny Lewis RN'
Class 33 - 33111
Visitors
Class 20 - 20059 (D8059); courtesy of Somerset & Dorset Locomotive Company Ltd
Class 20 - 20188 (D8188); courtesy of Somerset & Dorset Locomotive Company Ltd
Class 26 - D5343 (26043); courtesy of The Cotswold Mainline Diesel Group
Class 45 - 45041 (D53) 'Royal Tank Regiment'; courtesy of the Peak Locomotive Company Ltd
Class 47 - 47192 (D1842); courtesy of the Crewe Heritage Trust
Class 50 - 50026 ‘Indomitable’; courtesy of PTG Travel
Class 56 - 56096 Courtesy of Colas Rail
Class 66 - 66741 Swanage Railway Courtesy of GB Railfreight
Class 73 - 73961 Courtesy of GB Railfreight
Class 73 - 73119 (or 73136) Courtesy of GB Railfreight
All visitors scheduled to arrive on Wednesday 3rd May.
By road from G&WSR: D5343.
Convoy from Eastleigh: 73961 and 73119 (or 73136) hauling Colas 56096 and Paul Spracklen's 50026 Indomitable : http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/R ... 3/advanced
Second convoy: 66741 Swanage Railway hauling D1842 (47192) from Crewe to Kidderminster: http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/R ... 2/advanced then, after collecting 20059 + 20188 and 45041 Royal Tank Regiment from SVR, travels to Swanage: http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/R ... 3/advanced
Track maps to follow the convoys should be found on: https://traksy.uk/live

 

Excellent choice of 56 there, will definitely attend Friday

 

Fantastic gala, loved 50026.

 

A few pictures from Day 1. Only visited for a short time to line side. Tomorrow is travel day and I can't wait!

 

Brilliant pictures

 

That's how you do a diesel gala, well done Swanage

 

As I said above, Sunday was travel day and what a day it was too. Yet again, another very impressive gala put on by the guys at Swanage. Thank you to all the organisers. Looking forward to the 2018 gala already.

The selection of the rest of the photos taken on the Sunday.