Swanage Railway joins UK ‘Whistle Up’ to mark 200 years of railways

Jan 2, 2025 · “The Swanage Railway was proud to mark the start of the Railway 200 celebrations highlighting the 200th anniversary of the birth of the modern railway which changed Britain and the world. ... corks, blister packs and cables in Wareham, Dorset, has been rewarded with a …

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Swanage Railway - The Swanage Railway Has Been Awarded A.

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Apr 2, 2021 · The Swanage Railway has been awarded a £189,200 Government grant from the Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage to help the popular Isle of Purbeck heritage line’s Covid …

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Swanage Railway: Cash Boost To Revisit Heritage Line Link Plan

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Dec 2, 2020 · A volunteer-run heritage railway has been awarded £50,000 to look at reinstating services to the mainline. Swanage Railway in Dorset is to conduct a fresh feasibility study in …

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Heritage Steam Railway To Trial Wi-fi Service - BBC

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Nov 11, 2024 · The government has awarded a £163,000 grant to Dorset Council to set the technology up at Swanage Railway. ... Swanage Railway has been running steam trains as a …

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Swanage Railway Receives Substantial Grant From Government's …

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Oct 9, 2020 · The Swanage Railway is one of 445 heritage organisations across the country set to receive a life-saving financial boost from the Government – thanks to the £1.57 billion Culture …

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Swanage Railway: Innovative Project Planned For The New Year

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Nov 12, 2024 · An innovation project is steaming ahead at Swanage Railway due to be ready next year. ... Dorset Council has been awarded £163,000 government funding from Department for …

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DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS LAUNCH £450,000 ‘SAVE YOUR …

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Nov 7, 2023 · Story and photographs by Andrew P.M. Wright, Swanage Railway official photographer and press officer. An appeal to raise £450,000 has been launched by the …

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Historic Swanage Railway Goes Cashless To Save Money

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Mar 24, 2024 · “Save more than £10,000 a year by going cashless” Swanage Railway’s volunteer commercial director, Robert Patterson, said: “The decision to have the Swanage Railway …

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The History Of Swanage Railway

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The volunteer-led heritage railway that you see today has been the work of several generations of dedicated railway and community volunteers. Now contributing more than £15 million a year to …

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Will Swanage Railway have a Wi-Fi connected steam train?

The government has awarded a £163,000 grant to Dorset Council to set the technology up at Swanage Railway. The council said it would make the heritage steam railway the first in the UK to have a wi-fi connected steam train. ...

Will the Swanage Railway grant pay for a train service?

Swanage Railway chairman and volunteer signalman Gavin Johns said: "The grant will pay for a fully updated feasibility study and, we hope, a positive business case for a passenger train service between Swanage and Wareham once the Coronavirus pandemic is over." ...

Can Swanage station be saved again?

Swanage Station and the branch line was controversially closed by British Rail in 1972 but was saved by volunteers. Can it be saved again? Donations to Save Your Railway can be made online or cheques can be sent to the Swanage Railway Trust, Station House, Swanage, Dorset, BH19 1HB marked Save Your Railway Appeal. ...

Is Swanage Railway securing its future?

Swanage Railway’s SOS appeal steams passed the £200k mark Boosted by its videos and media attention, Swanage Railway says it’s closer to securing the railway’s future but still not out of the woods - WATCH NEW VIDEO. 3 years ago ...

Who manages Swanage Railway?

The volunteer-led Swanage Railway is managed by the Swanage Railway Trust, a registered charity, with the train services and retail activities operated by the Swanage Railway Company which is the trading arm of the Trust. ...

Was the Swanage Railway rebuilt?

Swanage Railway official photographer and press officer. To look at it now, you would never believe that the Swanage Railway has been rebuilt from nothing since 1976 – after almost seven miles of the line was demolished in 1972. ...