Swanage Railway 'SPRING STEAM GALA' - 24/03/2023

For the first time in over three years, the Swanage Railway held a Steam Gala event over the weekend of Friday 24th to Sunday 26th March 2023. Five locomotives were in use on a variety of Passenger and Freight services over the three days with the Passenger services running up to the connection with Network Rail at River Frome outside Wareham whilst the Freight Trains only went as far as Corfe Castle. The locomotives in use were as follows... - BR 'Britannia'-class 4-6-2 No.70000 "Britannia" (visiting from Locomotive Services Ltd.) - BR 'Standard 4'-class 2-6-0 No.76084 (visiting from the North Norfolk Railway) - SR U-class 2-6-0 No.31806 - SR rebuilt 'West Country'-class 4-6-2 No.34028 "Eddystone" - SR 'Battle of Britain'-class 4-6-2 No.34070 "Manston" Shots featured in this video are as follows... - 34070 departs Harmans Cross for Swanage - 31806 passes through Harmans Cross with the Freight Train - 34028 arrives at Harmans Cross from Swanage - 31806 departs from Swanage - 34070 arrives at Swanage with the Freight Train - 76084 arrives at Swanage - 70000 departs from Swanage - 76084 crosses Corfe Common twice with the Freight Train - 34028 crosses Corfe Common - 31806 arrives at Corfe Castle with the Freight Train - 34070 arrives at Corfe Castle - 70000 approaches Norden from Corfe Castle Filmed on Friday 24th March 2023. Like - Comment - Subscribe Stay safe and have a good evening.