HISTORY has been made at Swanage Railway after the first mainline train ran on the newly-completed three-mile extension towards Wareham.

Moyra Cross was a founding member of the Isle of Purbeck Preservation Group, formed in 1969. She went onto become a key member of the Swanage Railway Society, as well as the Swanage to Wareham ...

A heritage railway in Dorset has launched an appeal to boost its reserves amid rising costs and falling passenger numbers.

Railway enthusiasts have launched a £40,000 fundraising appeal so a Victorian steam locomotive can haul passenger carriages for the first time in 75 years.

An investigation has been launched after a restored diesel locomotive partially derailed from a heritage railway line during a festival in Dorset. Evening diesel gala and beer festival train services ...

An innovation project is steaming ahead at Swanage Railway due to be ready next year.

A heritage railway line in Dorset, which has been described as a "truly magical experience", has been named one of the UK's best. The Swanage Railway, which runs from Norden to Swanage, was included ...

A plaque commemorating American soldiers who lived and trained in Swanage, England, during World War II was unveiled at the town's railway station on May 27, 2024.

GRAFFITI vandals have targeted a Purbeck heritage railway that is fighting to safeguard its future, leaving it with expensive clean-up costs.

GRAFFITI vandals have targeted a Purbeck heritage railway that is fighting to safeguard its future, leaving it with expensive clean-up costs.