Events

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 […]

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.

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 […]

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.