Steam & Heritage
Galas spring into action
New season offers a host of steam special events at a number of heritage lines across England.
SPRING is in the air – and with it the traditional steam gala season, offering plenty of interest for enthusiasts on several standard gauge heritage railways.
The Swanage Railway’s March 24-26 Spring Steam Gala is to feature two visiting BR ‘Standard’ locos – Locomotive Services Group’s BR ‘7MT’Pacific No. 70000 Britannia and BR ‘4MT’ 2-6-0 No. 76084 from the North Norfolk Railway.
Alongside the resident loco fleet including SR Bulleid Pacifics No. 34028 Eddystone and No. 34070 Manston and SR‘U’ No. 31806, the visiting loco will haul trains along almost the entire length of the branch line – from Swanage to the River Frome and back – almost 10 miles each way.