Swanage Railway General Discussion

Blame the people who actually pay to travel on the Polar Express - it wouldn't last long if they didn't.

 

So you don't like it then?! If it was steam hauled (top n tailed) , would you charge your mind?

 

So, to separate the Q question from the N to Okehampton question, which is now in the Dartmoor thread, are there any plans to do a weekend swap of a Swanage loco with the Bluebells Q 30541? The 2015 gala would seem a good time, so that 30541 can once again work the Swanage branch goods. (and passenger turns as well)

 

No, I don't think I would. I don't like the creeping americanisation of xmas. Bah humbug!

 

Does anyone know which locomotive/s are in service this weekend please?
I believe 6695 is doing the honours today. A 159 charter will run from London
to Swanage tomorrow. <BJ>

 

Oh don't be miserable. At Christmas my grandchildren love to visit Santa at my local railroad station. <BJ>

 

Fair 'nuf! BTW I think that should be americanization. <crawls into grammer police's bunker>

 

6695 on the service train tomorrow, with 31806 on Driver Experience and a 159 coming down from London.

On Sunday we are running a 2 train service - 6695 on the 'normal' service train, with 31806 and the 2x Bulleid coaches running extras from Swanage at 10:40, 12:00, 13:20, 14:40 and 16:00. Manston will also be out on the Sunday lunch dining train.

 

But I'm British!

 

Not sure if deliberate....

 

Many thanks. <BJ>

 

"Grammer"? Oh dear, dear!

 

So its a wet Sunday afternoon, and I'm sat in my office opposite Swanage shed. A U class has just left with a couple of Bulleid coaches, paraffin lamps lit on the loco and the rear coach and the crew sheltering under the storm sheet. I can hear a Bulleid burbling away in the background, the distinctive sound of its injectors betraying its presence, and it looks like its time for a brew over at the Drivers Cabin.

We don't really shout about what we do down here at Swanage, but sometimes its nice to sit back and think how far we've come over the years!

 

i can remember when all you had was a 0-6-0 tank 2 coaches going as far as herston , back then even getting to Corfe was the stuff of dreams,

 

I remember running up to the field just beyond the bridge and back again. What has been achieved over the years has been nothing short of spectacular.

 

Yeah, it used to be called the bothy, now its a drivers cabin

 

Its definitely still called the bothy, just suspected a few on here wouldn't be sure what I meant if I called it that!

 

I was recently scanning some pictures and came across this one which is a very good illustration of how far Swanage has come since 1991.

https://flic.kr/p/oR6Mbw

JP

 

Swanage does not have a Southern DEMU anymore, so is that progressive?

Stands back and waits for incoming missiles.

 

No missiles from me; I'd quite like to have a play with a Southern DEMU rather than these mechanical things...!