| Despite snow on Thursday, the last couple of mornings in Dorset have been glorious so i dragged the Wife and Kids down to Norden for a return trip to Swanage. We chose Steam haulage on the way out for a Diesel on the way home. Managed to get some nice pictures including a few Black and White images at Swanage station |
M7 Tank 30053 has just arrived at Norden with the ECS for the first working of the day, the 10.30 to Swanage Buy Print |
30053 lets off pressure as she runs round at Norden Buy Print |
The Guard has just activated the Groundframe and pulled the points to allow 30053 to set back into the station Buy Print |
30053 burbles away and awaits departure time at 10.30. The Driver plays photographer for a family doing a footplate visit Buy Print |
The Secondman and Signalman exchange tokens on arrival at Corfe Buy Print |
The gorgeous Spring light illuminates Corfe Castle Buy Print |
Steam drifts away over the Purbecks as 30053 pounds away en route to Harmons Cross Buy Print |
In the distance there is still evidence of the heavy snowfall of Thursday Morning where the Sun hasnt managed to reach Buy Print |
At Harmons Cross we passed the 09.50 service from Swanage formed of a 2 car DMU W51346 and W51388 Buy Print |
Further evidence of Thursdays snowfall at Harmons Cross where an estimated 6/7 inches of the White stuff fell Buy Print |
30053 has run round its train at Swanage and prepares to form the 11.10 service back to Norden Buy Print |
BR Standard Class 4 MT arrives at Swanage with a strange ECS working from Norden of 2 Coaches Buy Print |
Water still drips out of the water pipe quite a while after 30053 has filled its tanks up. Note Swanage signalbox in the background Buy Print |
A timeless shot of 30053 about to leave Swanage Buy Print |
30053 makes a good head of Steam as it leaves Swanage on time at 11.10 Buy Print |
The Secondman has uncoupled 80078 from its 2 Bogies at Swanage Buy Print |
80078 draws back ready to run to the water tower for a drink Buy Print |
80078 simmers away in Swanage station ready to depart again for Norden after the Driver has had a well earned brew Buy Print |
A view of the Shed at Swanage sees 34028 'Eddystone' taking rest inside the shed Buy Print |
A general view of Swanage station, almost a timeless shot of the station area save for the men in Hi-Vis jackets!! Buy Print |
Stabled up in the sidings are an 08 and 33111 which is standing in while the lines resident Crompton 'Stan Symes' is at Eastleigh for an overhaul Buy Print |
The DMU service approaches Swanage station Buy Print |
80078 departs at approximately 11.35 Buy Print |
The DMU sits in the station ready to form the 11.50 departure to Norden Buy Print |
