With Christmas bearing down on us, a trip to Swanage was in order.
Swanage Railway were operating their Red/Specials timetable, which in this case consisted of a Santa Special service, "The Dorsetman" Luncheon service and a Winter Diesel Shuttle service.
The Santa Special service was rostered between Standard 4MT tank 80104 and U Class 31806 each taking alternate turns on the service, while "The Dorsetman" fell into the capable hands of M7 30053. The line's resident BR Class 108 DMU operated the Winter Shuttle service.
Pullman 'Devon Belle' Observation car No13, used in the Santa Special service, is currently on loan to the Swanage Railway from The Dartmouth Steam Railway.
Locomotives:
Ex-SR U Class 31625
BR Class 108 DMU M54504+M51933
BR Standard class 4MT tank 80104
Ex-LSWR M7 Class 30053
Ex-SR U Class 31806
BR Class 08 08436
BR Class 33 33201
All footage filmed on Sunday the 20th of December 2015.
