The Swanage Railway Complete Railway Experience 2008
The Swanage Railway is pleased to announce that our 2008 Railway Experience Brochure and schedule of dates are now available to download in Adobe Acrobat PDF format suitable for either printing, or for viewing on-screen. Please scroll down the screen to see the complete brochure, together with up to date availability listings and links to photo reports of a Driving Experience.
Click here or on the images above to download a copy of the 2008 Railway Experience Brochure and 2008 schedule of dates in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. in Adobe Acrobat PDF format, or scroll down the page to see the information reproduced here. Please note that some dates are already Fully Booked, so please check further down this page for up to date availability before making your booking.
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The Swanage Railway Experiences are priced at
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Taster ExperienceTaster Experiences will run at 10:15, 11:35, 12:55, 14:15, 15:35, 16:55DATE AND TIME MUST BE CONFIRMED AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. Please telephone the Swanage Railway reservations office on 01929 475207.
All Day ExperienceThe All Day Experience will be commence at Norden Station, with participants arriving in time to catch the 1030 departure to Corfe Castle. Norden has full Park and Ride facilities and it is ia short walk from the car park to the station.The morning will be spent learning about the steam locomotive and its operation. The first part will take place in the classroom before participants are shown around the locomotive, which will arrive at 1230. During the afternoon all participants will get the chance to both fire and drive the locomotive, together with a goods brake van, on four return journeys between Corfe Castle and Norden. Participants will leave the train at Norden at the end of the Experience. Whilst not on the footplate participants can travel on the brake van or visit the Signal Box. At the conclusion of the Experience at around 1600, participants will receive a Certificate of Achievement. Refreshments will be provided, including a packed lunch. The steam locomotives used for these experiences will be drawn from our stable of working locomotives. When accepting booking for these experiences, the Swanage Railway cannot guarantee that a particular locomotive will be used on any given day.
Railway Experience dates for 2008
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| Full Day Experience | Taster Experience |
| 29th March Fully Booked | 8th March Fully Booked |
| 30th March Fully Booked | 9th March Fully Booked |
| 26th April Fully Booked | 15th March Fully Booked |
| 27th April Fully Booked | 16th March Fully Booked |
| 17th May Fully Booked | 8th November |
| 18th May Fully Booked | 9th November |
| 14th June Fully Booked | 15th November |
| 15th June Fully Booked | 16th November |
| 28th June Fully Booked | |
| 29th June Fully Booked | |
| 20th September Fully Booked | |
| 21st September Fully Booked | |
| 11th October Fully Booked | |
| 12th October Fully Booked | |
Terms and conditions:
Cancellations. Refunds can only be made if cancellations are notified at least 14
days before the date of travel and subject to the re-selling of the allotted seat. A
£10 admin charge will be made in respect of all cancellations changes or
exchanges.
All participants must be over 21
