It will be operating this year, at the very least to Weymouth but with aims to continue the Swanage branch service again like last year.The Waterloo to Weymouth via Yeovil leg that provided the stock for the Swanage service is in the May - Dec timetable, but I’d have thought it was far too early to know if the extension will operate this summer.
I already assumed it would be operating to Weymouth, hence writing “in the timetable”. This is based on the other discussions about the SWR May timetable in a couple of other threads, which have confirmed it is intended to run throughout the period.It will be operating this year, at the very least to Weymouth but with aims to continue the Swanage branch service again like last year.
My bad, I had missed that!I already assumed it would be operating to Weymouth, hence writing “in the timetable”. This is based on the other discussions about the SWR May timetable in a couple of other threads, which have confirmed it is intended to run throughout the period.
These also appeared last year until they were pulled. Unless WCRC are going to operate again down to Swanage, plans of whatever mainline running down there are unannounced in any case, then it seems unlikely that these will stick around.It seems that West Coast Railways are running the Swanage to Wareham route this year and are keeping the rolling stock for them on the Swanage Railway.
http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/search/advanced/WRM/2019/05/26/0000-2359?stp=WVS&show=all&order=wtt
It seems that West Coast Railways are running the Swanage to Wareham route this year and are keeping the rolling stock for them on the Swanage Railway.
http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/search/advanced/WRM/2019/05/26/0000-2359?stp=WVS&show=all&order=wtt
Dave