We were on holiday in a lovely campsite in Purbeck in the county of Dorset. Great views from our tent of the valley and Corfe Castle, oh, and also the Swanage Railway. I could sit outside the tent with my feet up watching the trains chug up and down the valley all day.
I thought I might take a ride on the trains, but then I found out the a one-day ranger ticket cost the same as a simple return. A plan was hatched to see if I could visit every station on the line before my wife's head has popped up from her hammock and noticed I've gone...
There was a nice mix of steam and diesel traction on offer on the day I travelled and, this is the first year that the railway has extended all the way to the main line station at Wareham.
Departure: Swanage, England, UK
Destination: Wareham, England, UK
Distance: 15.3 km / 9.5 miles
Duration: about 4 hours in total ;o)
Cost: Freedom of the Line ticket (one day ranger): £25.00 / €29,00
Date of Travel: July 2023
Operator: The Swanage Railway
Motive power:
- Southern Railway "Battle of Britain" Class 4-6-2 steam locomotive. Built: Brighton works (1947)
- BR Class 117 & 121 DMUs Built: Pressed Steel Company (1960)
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26 сен 2024