Autumn Steam Gala

Swanage Railway's Autumn Steam Gala will take place between Friday the 11th and Sunday the 13th of September and it is an event which always proves to be popular with enthusiasts and families alike. Our Steam Galas are the best way to see and travel behind our home fleet of steam locomotives which will be working alongside visiting A1 Class Locomotive 60163 "Tornado"!

Tornado was built in 2008 and has since become a household name having featured on the big and small screens such as on the BBC TV series "Top Gear" and even in the children's film "Paddington 2". The locomotive also completed test runs up to 100mph overnight, proving that steam locomotives still have what it takes to haul heavy trains at high speeds.

New for the Autumn Steam Gala - Full Line Brake Van Rides!

Travel aboard our freight train inside of our brake vans as the train travels from Swanage all the way to the River Frome and back again to Swanage, something which has never been done before at our railway. This means you can enjoy the sight and smells of our locomotive tackling our gradients as they travel along the line, an experience like no other! This service is currently planned to run at intervals throughout the day, including an early morning service before other passenger trains are running!

You can expect to see and enjoy all of the typical sights from our previous events, such as a busy event timetable which features services from Swanage all the way to the River Frome on our "extension" towards Worgret Junction, on site catering as well as facilities on our trains to keep you fed and watered, as well as trade stands at Swanage Station.

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Autumn Steam Gala