Great video Great railway.

Amazing amazing

Truly a thing of beauty, I cannot wait to come back and see the SE&CR loco!

I fear that a few minor railways will have to fold, Everything needs money, but family are struggling

Delighted to have popped the fund £100 and the SR gets £25 from the tax-man, which is even better! Keep up the great work everyone.

Covid lockdowns were stupid. Caused more problems than it solved. The bureaucratic red tape to build a carriage shed is inexcusable. It would be ashamed if these two reasons kill a hertiage line. If I lived in the UK, I would be there to visit it or volunteer. Bill from California

I think Swanage Railway need to sort out contracts for the carriage shed. I’d like to know what’s going on with it.

Red, green, white tie...it looks like my Rickmansworth Grammar School 6th form tie. 1966/7.

I have never visited the Swanage railway before, but as a past employee and continued volunteer at the Llangollen railway, 2021 was a difficult time for us but we are on the mend and defiantly on the right track for a positive future. I wish you the best of luck in your appeal and I hope to visit in the future.

I like what the gent said, “they like people” … that’s it … that’s what it’s all about people enjoying being with other people

Oh how awful that this has happened… so important that it’s kept open

A beautiful part of the country and a great day out. This line will survive, why! Because all those involved in this heritage line it's a labour of love.

I love going on your line when I visit Dorset. Plus for anyone who hasn't visited Swanage in Dorset its possible the best way to travel to the seaside town or Corfe and its Castle. As a volunteer of another heritage railway in the UK i know what you are going through and our line has now gone down to one steam hauled train, one diesel hauled train and recently reinstated a DMU service on normal running less busy weekend's.

I have enjoyed your railway and hope you flourish, God bless you.

Is there something fundamentally wrong with the preservation movement and the business models employed? I accept that there are exceptional circumstances impacting on not only the preservation movement but also the world as a whole. However it would appear to me that preservation movements repeatedly make appeals for the survival of railways etc and Frank Roberts said himself in this video that the Swanage has been here before, are there too many preserved railways getting too big or trying to do too much for a too small a market and chasing limited money available? I am all for preserved railways and support where I can but when we are repeatedly asked for more money then why should I give to the Swanage Railway rather than any other that has mark one coaches and yet another Bulied Pacific? I love Bullied Pacifics by the way. And if I give this time how long will it be before we are faced with yet another survival appeal? Please note that this comment is not a criticism so much as an observation and to ask what the future looks like for preserved railways? Thanks for reading this.

Swanage Railway is a fantastic historic railway, which I visited some 10 years ago. Definitely worth the trip and I hope it will survive through the ages.

What a railway it is my favourite railway which has my favourite steam train 34028 Eddystone i wish the railway a safe future hope it can carry on running making smiles on enthusiast and visitors this railway will always be in my heart I wish I could ride it every day this railway has lovely viewing points like corfe castle and ur amazing class 33s and steam trains I wish the railway all the best ur regards that real machine guy : hope I can one day blow the whistle of 34028

I hope it does survive

Thanks very much Josh and team. I do wish you success with your appeals for supporting funds. Clearly you have some very photogenic trains running through lovely countryside. But gradually falling passenger numbers sounds like a challenge that may ultimately change the nature of how you can continue to operate as a viable concern.

Greetings from Aus 🇦🇺 from a train lover who used to holiday in Swanage as a kid. I've been worrying about the survival of the UK's beloved heritage railways while reading about the economic state of the UK for some time and will be donating 👍🧡

One of the most wonderful preserved lines - a Premier League operation, if you will. Very sorry to hear it's struggling so much. Will make a point of visiting, and taking out a membership. Fight on - lots of support for you.

The diesel train next to the crane at norden station does it pull carages or not?

In the 50,s(!) I used to attend a summer camp at Langton Matravers & we would take the Pines Express down the wonderful Hants & Dorset line to Wareham(wish more of this could be re-opened!) & then down to Swanage.The view of the castle from Corfe station is forever etched on my memory so great to see it again!

16:35 - DEER!

👍 Belle vidéo, la région traversée est vraiment agréable. Le grand plus est bien sûr la réouverture d'une ligne au service voyageurs. Ce n'est vraiment pas fréquent de nos jours. Amitiés de Belgique 🤗

563 should be able to venture out to the main line!

My son is special needs and he is overjoyed whenever a railroad track is rebuilt and used again it is one of his dreams and hopes that real soon other lines in Britain 🇬🇧 and North America 🇺🇸🇨🇦 that were abandoned and/or removed are rebuilt and used again. But he does not want that to be wishful thinking he wants it to be a reality!

Fantastic video chaps, be good to come down to Swanage again soon!

They've done it!!!!

There are not many Victorian 4-4-0 locomotives in steam anymore, the T3 actually is the only one at the moment. Great work done to bring this engine back in steam, the T9 is next?

Well done to all involved 563 looks fantastic 😀😀😀😀😀

Mr. Adams would be so proud of one of his babies,is still active! The LSWR had so really impressive engines,but there are so few,in existence! The Southern should have had a museum collection,ala the ATSF,PRR,and the Southern[US],as it would have covered the history of steam,and with a few extra attractions! Mr. Drummond's Bug would have been a show stopper! One can dream,but there is a small note,the LSWR had,in its heyday,two engines,having the wheel arrangement as its road number;one each,440,and 460,both Drummond productions! Thank God that was caught on film otherwise no one would believe it! Your work is excellent and that T3 is a thing of beauty! And the front overhang,would do justice to an SD40-2,so there was a prototype!! Thank you 😇 😊!

In the Railway Magazine '47 0r '48.

I remember a nice colour plate of it with a restored LSWR carriage (in salmon pink) for 1947/8. I have wondered what became of it. I guess the coach did not survive.

Hope when s15, 499 is completed to LSWR, condition. The two can meet on the Swanage railway. Now that would be good to see.

I’m glad to see you put it/kept it in the LSWR Mint and Chocolate livery. It’s a nice colour scheme that not very many locos have been preserved in. I don’t think many other locos from the National Collection should be brought to steam. We could lose authenticity during rebuilds, classic liveries could be lost and the number of static exhibits could rapidly decrease.

Who's ready for the Hornby vs (Insert other company here) race to get this done the quickest 😂

The restoration is a splendid job but don't forget that, despite the running gear needing relatively little work the overhaul has cost£500,000. Keep the wishful thinking about future projects in moderation please

Amazing work on lswr t3 no. 563

Can't wait to see it pulling passenger trains!

I’ve never been so ecstatic about a new build since the B17 was announced! It’s just beautiful that preservationists can get together and bring back lost classes of locomotives. It’s funny how the whistles sounded and I said, “What about both at the same time?” And there it was!!

Well done Nathan 👍 What an excellent presentation and thorough insight of the history of 563. Really looking forward to travelling behind this lovely machine at the SR later this year 😊

Hopefully it stays in pregrouping livery not BR livery.........Id certainly like to see some of the other pregrouping locos return to steam, Johnson Spinner, Midland Compound, Hardwick, Worsdells NE 4-4-0, Sterling Single again, just to name a few. A new build of Johnsons Belpaire would be fantastic to run with the Midland Compound or with the new build LNWR Prince George.....

Amazing, having seen 563 in York and Shildon I never thought......Oh and Clapham museum in 1966.

To my mind, William Adams' 4-4-0's were the most elegant and swift-looking locomotives of the 19th century, bar none. The long bogie wheelbase, the sweep of the frames ahead of the smokebox, and the austere lines of the Adams taper chimney all contributed to its looks. I don't think another such elegant locomotive came along until the days of Gresley. I was lucky enough to discover 563 on a fleeting visit to the south coast in 2017, in a siding at Corfe Castle, and was allowed to walk all round it. Just fortunate timing. I hope to make it to see her in steam some day.

Beautiful... hope they manage to run it with period rolling stock.

T3 563's Whistle High Pitch Whistle 9:09 Low Pitch Brake Whistle 9:30 High & Low Pitch Whistle Together 9:36

Will the T26 and Gladstone locos be restored someday still hoping for Mallard to be in steam for it's 100th speed record anniversary

What a great video which showcases all parts of the restoration recently. I will have to take a closer look at the paintwork when i get my chance to ride it!

Wow she looks fantastic well done guys 😀😀😀😀