Volunteers who work to maintain and develop five stations on the Isle of Purbeck heritage line have received ten awards for floral and neighbourhood excellence in a regional competition.

Through the Sygnets, Matt’s interest in the railway quickly grew. By the age of 16 he was acting as a fireman on the engines, before training as a driver. Matt then did an apprenticeship with South ...

AN investigation has been launched after a heritage locomotive partially derailed during a festival at a Swanage Railway. The diesel locomotive, a 1968-built ex-British Rail Class 50 No. 50 026 ...

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 ...

FESTIVE cheer came to Corfe Castle’s Victorian station in the form of two popular evening Christmas carol concert trains. The special steam trains ran on Thursday, December 11 and Thursday, December ...

An atmospheric steam and diesel ‘Winter Warm Up’ weekend is to be the first special event in the Swanage Railway’s special 50th ...

A mainline rail firm is to sell tickets to holiday destinations on a heritage line in Dorset. On Monday South Western Railway (SWR) will add Corfe Castle and Swanage to its destinations on sale, for ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Nine heritage diesel locomotives are gathering for a "diesel gala" at a heritage railway line in Dorset. The annual event at the Swanage Railway takes place over three days and incorporates a beer ...