Friends of Sway Station

Open Meeting
2025-01-20 14:15 - 15:45 UTC | Jubilee Field pavilion, Station Rd, Sway, SO41 6BE, United Kingdom
An open meeting of the Friends of Sway Station (FOSS) will be held at the Jubilee Field Pavilion in Sway on 20 January 2025 at 2:15 pm.
This is an opportunity to find out what FOSS is doing, how to get involved and to hear the latest news from the railway industry about the future of the station and the wider rail industry.

Steam Train Passing Through Sway
2025-09-10 14:25 - 18:00 | Sway Station, Station Road, Sway, SO41 6BA, United Kingdom
Note new timings and train formation.
Swanage based Bulleid West Country class locomotive 34028 ‘Eddystone’ is scheduled to work the ‘Swanage Belle’ excursion from London to Swanage on Wednesday 10th September.
The train will be steam hauled from London via Winchester through Sway to Swanage. The train is timed to pass Sway at 12:14
The return working will be diesel hauled throughout from Swanage to London and is timed to pass Sway at 18:00
All timings subject to change of course.

Footbridge Demolition and Replacement at Sway Station
2025-09-12 23:00 - 2025-09-15 08:00 | Sway Station, Station Road, Sway, SO41 6BA, United Kingdom
The footbridge will be demolished over the weekend of 12th September.
Please note that there will be no train service in the New Forest over the weekend. This may also affect early morning trains on the Monday morning. Please check the SWR website for details of a rail replacement bus service.
This will be an opportunity to take photographs from the road bridge in Sway. However please note that the station premises will be completely closed to the public over the the weekend.

Young People's Railway Art Exhibition
2025-09-26 17:00 - 19:00 | Sway Deli, 3 Middle Road, Swat, SO41 6BB, United Kingdom
As part of the Rail 200 celebrations there will be a display of young people’s railway art at the Sway Deli. This event is in collaboration with Spud Works.

Presentation by Simon Hanney on The Impact of Rail Travel in The New Forest
2025-09-26 19:00 - 21:00 | Sway Village Hall, Middle Road, Sway, SO41 6BB, United Kingdom
As part of the Rail 200 celebrations (200 years of the railways), Simon Hanney will give a presentation at Sway Village Hall on the impact that rail travel has had on the New Forest and its people. This presentation has been put together in collaboration with St. Barbe Museum.
The presentation is accompanied by a booklet (published by St. Barbe) on the history of rail travel through the new forest and it will also be accompanied by a showing of the film “Terminus” directed by John Schlesinger.
Tickets are available from St. Barbe museum for £6:
https://www.stbarbe-museum.org.uk/events/the-history-of-the-railway-in-the-new-forest/

Footbridge Demolition and replacement at Hinton Admiral Station
2025-09-26 23:00 - 2025-09-29 08:00 | Hinton Admiral Station, Hinton Wood Lane, Hinton Admiral, SO23 7DW, United Kingdom
The footbridge at Hinton Admiral will be demolished over the weekend of 26th September.
Please note that there will be no train service in the New Forest over the weekend. This may also affect early morning trains on the Monday morning. Please check the SWR website for details of a rail replacement bus service.

Celebration and Commemoration Service for 200 Years of the Railways
2025-09-28 11:00 - 12:00 | St Lukes Church, Church Lane, Sway, Lymington, SO41 6AD, United Kingdom
A service to celebrate 200 years of the railway and commemorate the construction workers (navvies) who lost their lives during the construction of the railway through Sway. A commemorative plaque to these men will be unveiled and dedicated at the service. It will later be permanently displayed at the station.

Railway Line Closure for New Footbridge Checking
2025-10-11 23:00 - 2025-10-13 08:00, 2025-10-17 23:00 - 2025-10-20 08:00, 2025-12-05 23:00 - 2025-12-08 08:00 | Sway Station, Station Road, Sway, SO41 6BA, United Kingdom
Snagging work on the new footbridge will take place over the weekend.
Please note that there will be no train service in the New Forest over the weekend. This may also affect early morning trains on the Monday morning. Please check the SWR website for details of a rail replacement bus service.

Annual Open Meeting
2026-02-02 14:15 - 15:45 | Jubilee Field pavilion, Station Rd, Sway, SO41 6BE, United Kingdom
Friends of Sway Station (FOSS) will be holding the annual open meeting. Details here…
https://swaystationfriends.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/FOSS-agenda-AGM-2-Feb-2026.pdf
The meeting is open to all residents of Sway.

Rail Survey Presentation and Sway Parish Council
2026-02-26 18:45 - 20:00 | Jubilee Field pavilion, Station Rd, Sway, SO41 6BE, United Kingdom
Join Us – Sway Parish Council Meeting | Thursday 26th February
Sway residents are invited to attend the Parish Council meeting at 6:45pm on Thursday 26th February at Jubilee Field Pavilion.
This month features an important update on Sway Station and local rail services. Friends of Sway Station will share the results of their recent station and railway usage and satisfaction survey.
We’ll also hear from Jonny Nesbitt, Consultation and Engagement Lead for South Western Railway, who will give a brief overview of proposed timetable changes and what they could mean for our community.
If you use the train — or care about local transport — this is a meeting you won’t want to miss.

Sway Station in Sway Open Gardens Celebration
2026-06-07 11:00 - 17:00 | Sway Station, Station Road, Sway, SO41 6BA, United Kingdom
The station at Sway will be on the round for the Sway Open Gardens this year.
We hope to have the waiting room open too, which as well as providing information about the Friends of Sway Station will have rest facilities available.

Sway Fete
2026-07-04 11:00 - 17:00 | Jubilee Field pavilion, Station Rd, Sway, SO41 6BE, United Kingdom
The Friends of Sway Station will have a stall at the Sway Fete this year. Details to follow…
Please see our facebook postings for further details.
