Swanage Railway General Discussion

They were certainly not running to the regular D Ex timings Monday, where there was a slightly altered timetable for the day anyway. I saw it cross at Corfe coming back once, but other runs seem to be after the service train. I had to drop the wife in the town just before 14:00 and they came back around then and then shunted to the bay and went out after the 14:30 departure.

 

Departs Swanage: 0910, 1030, 1150
Departs Norden: 0950, 1110, 1230

There is a wedding in the afternoon using 60163 and 33012, so there are only 3 round trips on the driver ex before 60163 goes off to work the wedding train.

 

Perfect, thanks so much for this!

 

Being halfway through the U and N class 25 yeardeal, is there any talk of them ending the agreement half way throught as I'm sure I read there was a get out clause? With the 4MT returning for 2027 plus hopfuly the M7 Swanage wont be short on 'active' locos.

 

Rumours of a secret programme by the railway to construct a new build Bulleid Leader appeared to be confirmed today.
Or maybe it was just this.

I had intended to photograph it somewhere more suitable on such a nice day, but my darling wife tipping half a cup of coffee over a brand new top just before she went out meant I had to put my role as a domestic goddess first.

 

Bloody hell Gary, your life is far more interesting, but daresay depressing, than that in Ambrose.