The Story of the Swanage Railway
Railways • 2h 2m
The full story of one of the UK’s premier steam branch lines. This documentary looks at the growth of the fascinating Swanage line – its British Rail days, its closure period in the early 1970s, its subsequent reconstruction, and its ongoing preservation.
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