A beautiful part of the country and a great day out. This line will survive, why! Because all those involved in this heritage line it's a labour of love.
I have never visited the Swanage railway before, but as a past employee and continued volunteer at the Llangollen railway, 2021 was a difficult time for us but we are on the mend and defiantly on the right track for a positive future. I wish you the best of luck in your appeal and I hope to visit in the future.
Greetings from Aus 🇦🇺 from a train lover who used to holiday in Swanage as a kid. I've been worrying about the survival of the UK's beloved heritage railways while reading about the economic state of the UK for some time and will be donating 👍🧡
Swanage Railway is a fantastic historic railway, which I visited some 10 years ago. Definitely worth the trip and I hope it will survive through the ages.
One of the most wonderful preserved lines - a Premier League operation, if you will. Very sorry to hear it's struggling so much. Will make a point of visiting, and taking out a membership. Fight on - lots of support for you.
What a railway it is my favourite railway which has my favourite steam train 34028 Eddystone i wish the railway a safe future hope it can carry on running making smiles on enthusiast and visitors this railway will always be in my heart I wish I could ride it every day this railway has lovely viewing points like corfe castle and ur amazing class 33s and steam trains I wish the railway all the best ur regards that real machine guy : hope I can one day blow the whistle of 34028
Thanks very much Josh and team. I do wish you success with your appeals for supporting funds. Clearly you have some very photogenic trains running through lovely countryside. But gradually falling passenger numbers sounds like a challenge that may ultimately change the nature of how you can continue to operate as a viable concern.
I love going on your line when I visit Dorset. Plus for anyone who hasn't visited Swanage in Dorset its possible the best way to travel to the seaside town or Corfe and its Castle. As a volunteer of another heritage railway in the UK i know what you are going through and our line has now gone down to one steam hauled train, one diesel hauled train and recently reinstated a DMU service on normal running less busy weekend's.
Is there something fundamentally wrong with the preservation movement and the business models employed? I accept that there are exceptional circumstances impacting on not only the preservation movement but also the world as a whole. However it would appear to me that preservation movements repeatedly make appeals for the survival of railways etc and Frank Roberts said himself in this video that the Swanage has been here before, are there too many preserved railways getting too big or trying to do too much for a too small a market and chasing limited money available? I am all for preserved railways and support where I can but when we are repeatedly asked for more money then why should I give to the Swanage Railway rather than any other that has mark one coaches and yet another Bulied Pacific? I love Bullied Pacifics by the way. And if I give this time how long will it be before we are faced with yet another survival appeal? Please note that this comment is not a criticism so much as an observation and to ask what the future looks like for preserved railways? Thanks for reading this.
A beautiful part of the country and a great day out. This line will survive, why! Because all those involved in this heritage line it's a labour of love.
I like what the gent said, “they like people” … that’s it … that’s what it’s all about people enjoying being with other people
I have never visited the Swanage railway before, but as a past employee and continued volunteer at the Llangollen railway, 2021 was a difficult time for us but we are on the mend and defiantly on the right track for a positive future. I wish you the best of luck in your appeal and I hope to visit in the future.
Greetings from Aus 🇦🇺 from a train lover who used to holiday in Swanage as a kid. I've been worrying about the survival of the UK's beloved heritage railways while reading about the economic state of the UK for some time and will be donating 👍🧡
Swanage Railway is a fantastic historic railway, which I visited some 10 years ago. Definitely worth the trip and I hope it will survive through the ages.
One of the most wonderful preserved lines - a Premier League operation, if you will.
Very sorry to hear it's struggling so much. Will make a point of visiting, and taking out a membership.
Fight on - lots of support for you.
I have enjoyed your railway and hope you flourish, God bless you.
Delighted to have popped the fund £100 and the SR gets £25 from the tax-man, which is even better! Keep up the great work everyone.
What a railway it is my favourite railway which has my favourite steam train 34028 Eddystone i wish the railway a safe future hope it can carry on running making smiles on enthusiast and visitors this railway will always be in my heart I wish I could ride it every day this railway has lovely viewing points like corfe castle and ur amazing class 33s and steam trains I wish the railway all the best ur regards that real machine guy : hope I can one day blow the whistle of 34028
Thanks very much Josh and team. I do wish you success with your appeals for supporting funds. Clearly you have some very photogenic trains running through lovely countryside. But gradually falling passenger numbers sounds like a challenge that may ultimately change the nature of how you can continue to operate as a viable concern.
I love going on your line when I visit Dorset. Plus for anyone who hasn't visited Swanage in Dorset its possible the best way to travel to the seaside town or Corfe and its Castle.
As a volunteer of another heritage railway in the UK i know what you are going through and our line has now gone down to one steam hauled train, one diesel hauled train and recently reinstated a DMU service on normal running less busy weekend's.
Oh how awful that this has happened… so important that it’s kept open
I hope it does survive
I think Swanage Railway need to sort out contracts for the carriage shed. I’d like to know what’s going on with it.
Is there something fundamentally wrong with the preservation movement and the business models employed? I accept that there are exceptional circumstances impacting on not only the preservation movement but also the world as a whole. However it would appear to me that preservation movements repeatedly make appeals for the survival of railways etc and Frank Roberts said himself in this video that the Swanage has been here before, are there too many preserved railways getting too big or trying to do too much for a too small a market and chasing limited money available? I am all for preserved railways and support where I can but when we are repeatedly asked for more money then why should I give to the Swanage Railway rather than any other that has mark one coaches and yet another Bulied Pacific? I love Bullied Pacifics by the way. And if I give this time how long will it be before we are faced with yet another survival appeal? Please note that this comment is not a criticism so much as an observation and to ask what the future looks like for preserved railways? Thanks for reading this.
Red, green, white tie...it looks like my Rickmansworth Grammar School 6th form tie. 1966/7.
I fear that a few minor railways will have to fold, Everything needs money, but family are struggling
Where is Part 2