341o2
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Also, wouldn't have run direct to the railway, a bus service provided from Wareham.
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Swanage Railway Diesel Gala 2026 8-10 May 2026
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This is a funny looking 69
“After many months in the making, we are thrilled to announce that thanks to our friends at GB Railfreight, joining us for this year’s Diesel Gala & Beer Festival and making the class’s UK passenger debut is Class 99 99004!
“We have also been advised that the class 73 joining us (also courtesy of GB Railfreight) will be 73141. This will be 73141’s first visit to a Swanage Railway Diesel Gala.”
Interesting that it’s now 73141 as the BLS posted and not 73119, shows me not to blindly trust HOPS!
I did say BLS saidThis is a funny looking 69
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“After many months in the making, we are thrilled to announce that thanks to our friends at GB Railfreight, joining us for this year’s Diesel Gala & Beer Festival and making the class’s UK passenger debut is Class 99 99004!
“We have also been advised that the class 73 joining us (also courtesy of GB Railfreight) will be 73141. This will be 73141’s first visit to a Swanage Railway Diesel Gala.”
Interesting that it’s now 73141 as the BLS posted and not 73119, shows me not to blindly trust HOPS!
Perhaps BLS got their wires crossed about 69004 though they are usually reliable with info.
Great variety at the gala will go and give Severn Valley a miss this year can't be dealing with all that GM stuff though many will go and enjoy it.
Great variety at the gala will go and give Severn Valley a miss this year can't be dealing with all that GM stuff though many will go and enjoy it.
The original plan was for a Class 69, so perhaps that’s where they got the info from.
Invincible
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Railtour to bring passengers to Swanage Diesel Gala and Beer Festival in style
The Swanage Railway is set to come alive on Saturday, 9 May, with its much-loved Diesel Gala and Beer Festival, drawing enthusiasts and day-trippers alike to the Dorset coast. Travelling aboard The Dorset Coast Explorer, hauled by a Class 73, passengers can alight straight into the event.
www.railadvent.co.uk
Presumably top and tailed with the 73 and 66, so it could go onto Weymouth and return.
But immaterial now
norbitonflyer
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Quelle dommage.This is a funny looking 69
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“After many months in the making, we are thrilled to announce that thanks to our friends at GB Railfreight, joining us for this year’s Diesel Gala & Beer Festival and making the class’s UK passenger debut is Class 99 99004!
Too many commitments to get to either Swanage this weekend or Bo'ness next weekend. I wonder when the next opportunity for class 99 haulage will be? (The way things are giing down at Long Rock, maybe the Night Riviera should try one out?)
Class73Electro
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Got my fingers crossed for the Watercress Line Diesel Gala!
341o2
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https://www.ukrailtours.com/product/the-dorset-coast-explorer-swanage-diesel-gala-and-beer-festival/ See Option2The write up implied the day railtour from Derby would actually visit Swanage, (no need for a bus from Wareham).Railtour to bring passengers to Swanage Diesel Gala and Beer Festival in style
The Swanage Railway is set to come alive on Saturday, 9 May, with its much-loved Diesel Gala and Beer Festival, drawing enthusiasts and day-trippers alike to the Dorset coast. Travelling aboard The Dorset Coast Explorer, hauled by a Class 73, passengers can alight straight into the event.
Presumably top and tailed with the 73 and 66, so it could go onto Weymouth and return.
But immaterial now
Invincible
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The webpage is still online, but the tour is sadly cancelled
D1537
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Swanage Railway have posted on their Facebook that 45041 will not be attending.
Trainman40083
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There was a derailment that blocked it in at the Nene Valley, I understand
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Oh dear, how sad, never mind.
FrodshamJnct
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Will the 99 be with another loco on 0Z47 in the morning or on its own? TIA.
Seems to be running light from initial reports
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Anyone know the pathing for 33025 yet? Had a look, but unable to see anything.
Isle of Mull
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Is it coming from southall or carnforth?
Southall
Apparently, from what I last heard, it was at Southall
Western Sunset
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Is the 99 the first ever loco to arrive at Swanage, or indeed Dorset, with a pantograph?
SECR 65
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33025 now showing on the diagrams preparing to leave Southall WCR as 0Z33
88002 made it's was into Dorset in January 2024
All three class 33's in corfe castle station a moment ago!
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Beautiful weather for it I'm off to stay in Swanage for the weekend managed to find somewhere to stay.
D1537
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The 58 has failed. Replaced by 73141 for the rest of today.
norbitonflyer
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It does seem to be making a habit of this.
It was suppsoed to be at the Chinnor diesel day in 2020, but was withdrawn because of "transit issues" shortly before the whole event was scrapped because of the Dreaded Lurgi. Then it was withdrawn from the Severn Valley's Diesel Festival in May 2023 at short notice. It seems I was very fortunate to get it on its first run at the SVR's autumn diesel gala in 2024, especially as I understand the "20" to which it was coupled for brake translation purposes ended up doing most of the work the next day.
D1537
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The 58 is not repairable and will be replaced by 73141 for the rest of the weekend.