5929.co.uk

All Things, Mostly, Transport.

Home
Aircraft
Anything Goes
Bus Coach and Tram
China Etc
Great Dorset Steam Fair
Guest Photographer
Lorries Cars and Bikes
Miscellaneous
Models and MBF
Sepia & Black & White
Shipping and Canals
Swanage Railway
Transport and Touring
UK Railways
Links

Swanage Railway

Home
Swanage Railway

Swanage Railway Diaries

Swanage Railway 3 »
1973 to 2021 Your Host's 48 years of Swanage Railway highlights

1973 How it all began Barry, South Wales. L to R Dave Bennet - Ron Roberts - Pat Bell - Tony Legg - Your Host - Andrew Golts (The SR Founder) & Mick Stone. 001

1973 The Swanage Railway. Demolition of platform etc. Swanage. 002

1976 June 01. Maiden Newton, Dorset. The Wessex Wonderes was an SR fund raising train. Your Host ran a saleas stand in the guards compartment. 003

1976 September 80078 comes to the SR from Barry, South Wales. (1) 004

1976 September 80078 comes to the SR from Barry, South Wales. 005

1980 Driving May. 006

1980 SR as a fireman learning on oil fired Andrey Barclay Richard Trevithick. 007

1981 SR Hibberd-Planet 'Beryl' our first locomotive. Interesting to drive a crash gearbox petrol - paraffin engine with only a hand brake. 008

1981-03-01 Richard Trevithick. 009

1981-04-01 Hunslet loco Cunarder. Coal firing all steam locos from now onwards. 010

1981-06-01 Your Host and Pete Frost. 011

1981-06-15 The Two Ronnies being filmed on the SR with your Host driving one of two locos. (1) 012

1981-06-15 The Two Ronnies being filmed on the SR with your Host driving one of two locos. (2) 013

1981-11-29 Driving May on school party special. (1) 014

1981-11-29 Driving May on school party special. (2) 015

1982 Hawthorn Leslie 'Linda' 21 now on the SR. A very nice engine to fire and drive. 016

1983-08-20 Your Host working on 80078. (1) 017

1983-08-20 Your Host working on 80078. (2) 018

1983-08-20 Your Host working on 80078. (3) 019

1983-11-12 Firing Cunarder. 020

1983-11-12 May now repainted blue. A good powerful loco. 021

1984-02-20 Your Host working on 80078. 022

1984-04-29 Your Host's Driving licence signed by George Elliott Traction Inspector Bournemouth BR depot. George passed me out to drive. 023

1984-08-01 My first time out as a driver after passing my driving exam. (1) 024

1984-08-01 My first time out as a driver after passing my driving exam. (2) 025

1984-08-01 My first time out as a driver after passing my driving exam. (3) 026

1984-08-01 My first time out as a driver after passing my driving exam. (4) 027

1984-08-01 My first time out as a driver after passing my driving exam. (5) 028

1984-08-01 My first time out as a driver after passing my driving exam. (6) 029

1984-11-13 Driving May. 030

1984-11-15 Your Host poses for his work in house magazine. Good publicity for the SR. 031

1984-12-16 Santa Specials with your Host firing 21 Linda. 032

1985-05-06 Cunarder is the first locomotive to use the new turntable at Swanage. Your Host firing. 033

1985-05-10 Your Host firing 21 Linda. 034

1985-05-27 1885 to 1985 celebrations on the SR. Your Host firing 21 Linda with Pete Frost as driver. (1) 035

1985-05-27 1885 to 1985 celebrations on the SR. Your Host firing 21 Linda with Pete Frost as driver. (2) 036

1985-05-27 1885 to 1985 celebrations on the SR. Your Host firing 21 Linda with Pete Frost as driver. (3) 037

1985-07-17 41708 on the SR. Your Host firing. (1) 038

1985-07-17 41708 on the SR. Your Host firing. (2) 039

1985-08-11 the Mayoress of Swanage visits the railway. Your Host firing 21 Linda. 040

1985-12-01 Santa Specials your Host Driving 21 Linda. (1) 041

1985-12-01 Santa Specials your Host Driving 21 Linda. (2) 042

1985-12-01 Santa Specials your Host Driving 21 Linda. (3) 043

1985-12-01 Santa Specials your Host Driving 21 Linda. (4) 044

1986-03-29 Swanage our first 08 - 08 436. 045

1986-06-01 Your Host and Dave Cash. (1)0 46

1986-06-01 Your Host and Dave Cash. (2)0 47

1986-06-30 0078 Progress. (1) 048

1986-06-30 0078 Progress. (2) 049

1986-07-10 Driving 21 Linda. (1) 050

1986-07-10 Driving 21 Linda. (2) 051

1986-08-24 to 29 Dennis Howels (centre) brings 9466 to the SR. I spent a week firing it. Your Host at right. (2) 052

1986-08-24 to 29 Dennis Howels brings 9466 to the SR. I spent a week firing it. (1) 053

1986-08-24 to 29 Dennis Howels brings 9466 to the SR. I spent a week firing it. (3) 054

1986-09-20 Another turn on 21 Linda. 055

1987-03-28 Driving the 08 on shunting. 056

1987-03-28 More work on 80078. 057

1987-05-16 Normandy visits the SR. Your Host driving. (1) 058

1987-05-16 Normandy visits the SR. Your Host driving. (2) 059

1987-05-16 Normandy visits the SR. Your Host driving. (3) 060

1987-05-16 Normandy visits the SR. Your Host driving. (4) 061

1987-09-30 Your Host and Dave Cash. (1) 062

1987-09-30 Your Host and Dave Cash. (3) 063

1987-09-30 Your Host driving a special film unit train. This was the first passenger train to Quarr Farm Crossing. (1) 064

1987-09-30 Your Host driving a special film unit train. This was the first passenger train to Quarr Farm Crossing. (2) 065

1987-09-30 Your Host driving a special film unit train. This was the first passenger train to Quarr Farm Crossing. (3) 066

1987-09-30 Your Host. (2) 067

1988-04-07 Your Host driving 21 Linda on engineering work nearing Harmans X. 068

1988-04-08 41708 arrives on the SR. 069

1988-05-15 Driving 21 Linda with Bob Budden as fireman. (1) 070

1988-05-15 Driving 21 Linda with Bob Budden as fireman. (2) 071

1988-06-11 to 12 Thomas Weekend with you Host driving the 08. 072

1988-06-11 to 12 Thomas Weekend with you Hosy driving 21 Linda (1) 073

1988-06-11 to 12 Thomas Weekend with you Hosy driving 21 Linda (2) 074

1988-06-11 to 12 Thomas Weekend with your Host acting as relief driver on 41708. 075

1988-07-07 80078 progress. with Your Host helping out. 076

1988-08-20 47383 Arrive for our Summer season. (1) 077

1988-08-20 47383 Arrive for our Summer season. (2) 078

1988-08-28 Your Host driving the Saturday Evening Dining train. (Channel Islands Boat Train) (1) 079

1988-08-28 Your Host driving the Saturday Evening Dining train. (Channel Islands Boat Train) (2) 080

1988-08-30 Your Host driving 47383. 081

1989-03-04 to 05 Official opening to Harmans X with you Host firing 47383 for Pete Duncalf (1) 082

1989-03-04 to 05 Official opening to Harmans X with you Host firing 47383 for Pete Duncalf (2) 083

1989-04-28 Ivatt 46443 arrive at Swanage for the Summer Season. Our first tender engine. (1) 084

1989-04-28 Ivatt 46443 arrive at Swanage for the Summer Season. Our first tender engine. (2) 085

1989-04-28 Ivatt 46443 arrive at Swanage for the Summer Season. Our first tender engine. (3) 086

1989-04-28 Ivatt 46443 arrive at Swanage for the Summer Season. Our first tender engine. (4) 087

1989-05-08 Your Host driving 7752 another Summer season loco. (1) 088

1989-05-08 Your Host driving 7752 another Summer season loco. (2) 089

1989-05-29 Your Host driving 46443. (1) 090

1989-05-29 Your Host driving 46443. (2) 091

1989-05-29 Your Host driving 46443. (3) 092

1989-05-29 Your Host driving 46443. (4) 093

1989-06-04 Your Host driving 46443 with a Pines Express headboard. (1) 094

1989-06-04 Your Host driving 46443 with fireman Malcolm Collop. (4) 095

1989-06-04 Your Host driving 46443. (2) 096

1989-06-04 Your Host driving 46443. (3) 097

1989-09-17 SR Gala. 098

1989-09-20 46443 leave the SR with you Host shunting it with 7752. 099

1989-09-24 Your Host cleaning the fire of 7752. 100

1989-12-24 Your Host driving 7752 on Santa Specials. 101

1990-01-01 Your Host driving the forst train of 1990 with 41708. 102

1990-02-11 Your Host driving NCB Whiston. 103

1990-02-11 Your Host driving Whiston with my fireman Bob Budden. 104

1990-03-18 More friends from work visit me on the SR. (1) 105

1990-03-18 More friends from work visit me on the SR. (2) 106

1990-04-01 Your Host driving Whiston on a Santa and Thomas the Tank engine Special. Well it was April the first! (1) 107

1990-04-01 Your Host driving Whiston on a Santa and Thomas the Tank engine Special. Well it was April the first! (2) 108

1990-04-01 Your Host driving Whiston on a Santa and Thomas the Tank engine Special. Well it was April the first! (3) 109

1990-04-15 5619 on the SR. 110

1990-04-16 Your Host driving 5619. This was a very powerful loco and steamed well. 111

1990-05-19 Making progress to Corfe Castle driving NCB Whiston on a works train. (1) 112

1990-05-19 Making progress to Corfe Castle driving NCB Whiston on a works train. (2) 113

1990-06-14 Bellerphon arrives at Swanage. (1) 114

1990-06-14 Bellerphon arrives at Swanage. (2) 115

1990-06-14 Your Host driving 69621. (1) 116

1990-06-14 Your Host driving 69621. Checking the tower for water level. (2) 117

1990-06-14 Your Host driving 69621. Checking the tower for water level. (3) 118

1990-06-23 Your Host driving Bellerphon. (1) 119

1990-06-23 Your Host driving Bellerphon. (2) 120

1990-06-23 Your Host driving Bellerphon. (3) 121

1990-6-25 Progress to Corfe Castle driving 69621 on a works train. (1) 122

1990-6-25 Progress to Corfe Castle driving 69621 on a works train. (2) 123

1990-6-25 Progress to Corfe Castle driving 69621 on a works train. (3) 124

1990-6-25 Progress to Corfe Castle driving 69621 on a works train. (4) 125

1990-6-25 Progress to Corfe Castle driving 69621 on a works train. (5) 126

1990-08-30 You Host drove Nunlow but, did not take a picture of her. (This is a stock picture). 127

1990-10-17 Your Host and SR team visit the Bluebell Railway for driving experience on 34072. (1) Note the 'L' plate. 128

1990-10-17 Your Host and SR team visit the Bluebell Railway for driving experience on 34072. (2) 129

1990-10-17 Your Host and SR team visit the Bluebell Railway for driving experience on 34072. (3) 130

1990-10-17 Your Host and SR team visit the Bluebell Railway for driving experience on 34072. (4) 131

1990-10-17 Your Host and SR team visit the Bluebell Railway for driving experience on 34072. (5) 132

1990-11-11 Cunarder now with side tanks. 133

1990-11-17 Your Host's first driving turn on 34072 at Swanage. (1) 134

1990-11-17 Your Host's first driving turn on 34072 at Swanage. (2) 135

1990-11-17 Your Host's first driving turn on 34072 at Swanage. (3) 136

1990-12-10 The National Collection T9 120 comes to the SR. (1) 137

1990-12-10 The National Collection T9 120 comes to the SR. (2) 138

1990-12-23 Your Host driving 5691 on Santa Specials. 139

1990-12-24 Your Host driving 34072 on Christmas Eve. 140

1990-12-26 Yout Host driving on Boxing Day. (1) 141

1990-12-26 Yout Host driving on Boxing Day. (2) 142

1990-12-26 Yout Host driving on Boxing Day. (3) 143

1991-01-01 to 04-30 Your Host on various driving turns with 34072. (1) 144

1991-01-01 to 04-30 Your Host on various driving turns with 34072. (2) 145

1991-06-01 Your Host driving the T9. (1) 146

1991-06-01 Your Host driving the T9. (2) 147

1991-09-01 Your Host driving 47160 Cunarder, This was a very good little locomotive. (1) 148

1991-09-01 Your Host driving 47160 Cunarder, This was a very good little locomotive. (2) 149

1991-12-14 Your Host driving 69023 Joem. (1) 150

1991-12-14 Your Host driving 69023 Joem. (2) 151

1991-12-26 Boxing Day with your Host driving the T9. (1) 152

1991-12-26 Boxing Day with your Host driving the T9. (2) 153

1992-02-08 Another turn o 69023 Joem. (1) 154

1992-02-08 Another turn o 69023 Joem. (2) 155

1992-02-08 Another turn o 69023 Joem. (3) 156

1992-06-07 Your Host driving the 30053 M7. (1) 157

1992-06-07 Your Host driving the 30053 M7. (2) 158

1992-06-07 Your Host driving the 30053 M7. (3) 159

1992-06-18 Beryl and May looking a bit sad. (1) 160

1992-06-18 Beryl and May looking a bit sad. (2) 161

1992-06-18 Your Host driving NCB Joseph. (1) 162

1992-06-18 Your Host driving NCB Joseph. (2) 163

1992-06-18 Your Host driving NCB Joseph. (3) 164

1992-07-28 Moving the the Class 14 after repainted. 165

1992-09-06 The Yankie Tank now fully restored and painted. (1) 166

1992-09-06 The Yankie Tank now fully restored and painted. (2) 167

1992-09-20 The SR Steam Gala cavalcade with your Host driving the M7. 168

1992-09-26 Your Host driving the saturday night Dining Train with my Wife and Mother on board. NCB Joseph. 169

1992-10-15 Your Host driving 7752. My late Mother also in the picture. 170

1992-10-29 Your Host on anther Thomas turn at Swanage. 171

1992-12-26 Your Host driving 34072 on Boxing Day. 172

1993-01-01 Your Host driving the first train of the year on 34072. (1) 173

1993-01-01 Your Host driving the first train of the year on 34072. (2) 174

1993-01-01 Your Host driving the first train of the year on 34072. (3) 175

1993-01-01 Your Host driving the first train of the year on 34072. (4) 176

1993-02-07 Your Host driving the T9. 177

1993-03-07 Southern Locomotives Weekend driving various engines (18) (A picture presented to me). 178

1993-03-07 Southern Locomotives Weekend driving various engines including D7672. (1) 179

1993-03-07 Southern Locomotives Weekend driving various engines including D7672. (2) 180

1993-03-07 Southern Locomotives Weekend driving various engines including D7672. (3) 181

1993-03-07Southern Locomotives Weekend driving various engines. (1) 182

1993-03-07Southern Locomotives Weekend driving various engines. (2) 183

1993-03-19 £4105 Swanage visits Swanage. Your Host drove 34105 for a short distance and also acted as guard on some trains (1) 184

1993-03-19 £4105 Swanage visits Swanage. Your Host drove 34105 for a short distance and also acted as guard on some trains (2) 185

1993-03-19 £4105 Swanage visits Swanage. Your Host drove 34105 for a short distance and also acted as guard on some trains (3) 186

1993-03-19 £4105 Swanage visits Swanage. Your Host drove 34105 for a short distance and also acted as guard on some trains (4) 187

1993-03-19 £4105 Swanage visits Swanage. Your Host drove 34105 for a short distance and also acted as guard on some trains (5) 188

1993-03-20 34105 Swanage at Swanage. 189

1993-03-30 Driving Joseph on another works train. 190

1993-06-07 to 11 My week ddriving the M7 30053 - 30075 and Joseph. (1) 191

1993-06-07 to 11 My week ddriving the M7 30053 - 30075 and Joseph. (2) 192

1993-06-07 to 11 My week ddriving the M7 30053 - 30075 and Joseph. (3) 193

1993-07-18 Your Host driving 34072. (1) 194

1993-07-18 Your Host driving 34072. (2) 195

1993-07-18 Your Host driving 34072. (3) 196

1993-10-03 Driving Cunarder. 197

1993-11-05 DMU turn. 198

1993-12-12 Santa Specials with you Host driving 34072. 199

1993-12-19 Santa Specials with your Host driving D7672. (1) 200

1993-12-19 Santa Specials with your Host driving D7672. (2) 201

1994-03-20 Driving Cunarder with cleaner Caroline and fireman Julia. 202

1994-05-01 B4 Normandy visiting from the Bluebell Railway. Your Host driving. (1) 203

1994-05-01 B4 Normandy visiting from the Bluebell Railway. Your Host driving. (2) 204

1994-05-03 Swanage yard. 205

1994-07-04 to 08 Anothe week driving 34072. 206

1994-07-07 Your Host conducting gauging run for Flying Scotsman in my capacity as Operations Director. 207

1994-07-16 Your Host drives 60103 Flying Scotsman on the first day of operation on the evening dining train. (1) 208

1994-07-16 Your Host drives 60103 Flying Scotsman on the first day of operation on the evening dining train. (2) 209

1994-07-17 July & August. 60103 Flying Scotsman was our Summer season loco. Nearly all my turns on her there was just my fireman and myself. WHAT an HONOR to be trusted with FS. (1) 210

1994-07-17 July & August. 60103 Flying Scotsman was our Summer season loco. Nearly all my turns on her there was just my fireman and myself. WHAT an HONOR to be trusted with FS. (2) 211

1994-07-18 to 22 Your Host spends a week driving Flying Scotsman. (1) Loco sporting your Host's Thames Clyde Express head board. 212

1994-07-18 to 22 Your Host spends a week driving Flying Scotsman. (2) 213

1994-07-18 to 22 Your Host spends a week driving Flying Scotsman. (3) 214

1994-07-18 to 22 Your Host spends a week driving Flying Scotsman. (4) 215

1994-07-18 to 22 Your Host spends a week driving Flying Scotsman. (6) 216

1994-08-01 Your Host driving FS. 217

1994-08-15 Back with my favourite loco 34072 and talking to a visitor from Canada - Irene. 218

1994-10-20 My last driving turn on the Class 25 prior to its departure. (1) 219

1994-10-20 My last driving turn on the Class 25 prior to its departure. (2) 220

1995-01-01 Your Host driving on New Years Day with Julia as fireman. 221

1995-04-13 Your Host working as a Director and Company Safety Officer. RO for the day. 222

1995-05-06 Driving 34072 at Harmans Cross. 223

1995-06-17 Driving NCB Wilbert. Lovely loco to drive. (1) 224

1995-06-17 Driving NCB Wilbert. Lovely loco to drive. (2) 225

1995-06-17 Driving NCB Wilbert. Lovely loco to drive. (3) 226

1995-06-17 Driving NCB Wilbert. Lovely loco to drive. (4) 227

1995-08-11 Your Host as Director and Company Safety Officer prepared risk and COSH assessments forms for the railway. 228

1995-08-12 First trains to Norden. Your Host acting as Inspector in the capacity of Company Safety Officer. 229

1995-09-02 Your Hosts first driving turn on the extension to Norden driving the M7. 230

1995-09-17 Your Host driving the 08 on shunting work. 231

1995-12-02 Your Host driving 34072 on Santa Specials. 232

1996-04-27 Your Host driving the first official run with USA 30075. 233

1996-09-21 Your Host driving the evening dining train. (1) 234

1996-09-21 Your Host driving the evening dining train. (2) 235

1997-01-01 Your Host driving New Years Day with fireman Julia. 236

1997-01-25 Your Host acting as RO. 237

1997-02-23 Your Host driving 30075. (1) 238

1997-02-23 Your Host driving 30075. (2) 239

1997-03-01 The SR Health & Safety Team. 240

1997-05-18 Driving 34072. 241

1997-06-16 At Cranmore (ESR) for driving experience on 92203. (1) 242

1997-06-16 At Cranmore (ESR) for driving experience on 92203.(2) 243

1997-06-21 Driving 34072. 244

1997-07-14 to 18 My week driving 92203 & 34072. (1) 245

1997-07-14 to 18 My week driving 92203 & 34072. (2) 246

1997-07-14 to 18 My week driving 92203 & 34072. (3) 247

1997-07-14 to 18 My week driving 92203 & 34072. (4) 248

1997-12-26 Boxing Day driving 80104. 249

1997-12-31 In the railway shop at Swanage. 250

1998-06-29 to 30 & 07-01 to 03 Driving 80104 and the S15. (1) 251

1998-06-29 to 30 & 07-01 to 03 Driving 80104 and the S15. (2) 252

1998-07-18 Doing the RO job again. 253

1998-08-16 Driving the S15. (1) 254

1998-08-16 Driving the S15. (2) 255

1998-11-29 Bill Alborough (TEFS Tours) hire the SR steam hauled dining train during the SR Diesel Gala. Your Host driving 34072. (1) 256

1998-11-29 Bill Alborough (TEFS Tours) hire the SR steam hauled dining train during the SR Diesel Gala. Your Host driving 34072. (2) 257

1998-11-29 Bill Alborough (TEFS Tours) hire the SR steam hauled dining train during the SR Diesel Gala. Your Host driving 34072. (3) 258

1999-05-23 Driving the N7 - 7999. (1) 259

1999-05-23 Driving the N7 - 7999. (2) 260

1999-05-23 Driving the N7 - 7999. (3) 261

1999-09-26 Your Host driving the N7. (1) 262

1999-09-26 Your Host driving the N7. (2) 263

1999-12-19 Santa Specials driving 80104. (1) 264

1999-12-19 Santa Specials driving 80104. (2) 265

1999-12-19 Santa Specials driving 80104. (3) 266

1999-12-26 A day your Host will not forget. The Vauxhall Cavalier car came across Quarr Farm crossing in front of me without stoping. (1) 267

1999-12-26 A day your Host will not forget. The Vauxhall Cavalier car came across Quarr Farm crossing in front of me without stoping. (2) 268

1999-12-26 A day your Host will not forget. The Vauxhall Cavalier car came across Quarr Farm crossing in front of me without stoping. (3) 269

1999-12-26 A day your Host will not forget. The Vauxhall Cavalier car came across Quarr Farm crossing in front of me without stoping. (4) 270

1999-12-26 A day your Host will not forget. The Vauxhall Cavalier car came across Quarr Farm crossing in front of me without stoping. (5) 271

2000-01-01 New Year - New Millennium. Your Host drives the first train on the SR with my fireman Bob. 272

2000-04-24 Your Host driving 30053 M7. 273

2001-08-10 Driving 35027 Port Line. (1) 274

2001-08-10 Driving 35027 Port Line. (2) 275

2001-08-10 Driving 35027 Port Line. (3) 276

2001-08-17 Driving 34072 & 35027. (1) 277

2001-08-17 Driving 34072 & 35027. (2) 278

2001-08-17 Driving 34072 & 35027. (3) 279

2001-09-08 SR Steam Gala. Your Host driving 41312 from the Mid Hants. (1) 280

2001-09-08 SR Steam Gala. Your Host driving 41312 from the Mid Hants. (2) 281

2001-09-08 SR Steam Gala. Your Host driving 41312 from the Mid Hants. (3) 282

2001-09-08 SR Steam Gala. Your Host driving 41312 from the Mid Hants. (4) 283

2001-09-17 to 20 & 21 Driving 80104. The dring is orange juice. 284

2001-10-24 Driving Thomas. 285

2002-01-01 New Year day driving 80104. 286

2002-05-10 Driving the S15. 287

2002-06-08 Driving the DMU. 288

2002-08-12 Driving 35027 Port Line. What a fantastic locomotive to drive. 289

2002-09-08 Dorset Voyager named @ Swanage. 290

2002-09-08 Virgin Voyager named @ Swanage. Your Host wit FOUNDER Andrew Goltz. 291

2002-09-08 Your Host at Norden. 292

2002-09-08 Your Host riding the Voyager from Swanage to Norden. (1) 293

2002-09-08 Your Host riding the Voyager from Swanage to Norden. (2) 294

2002-09-15 Your Host driving 34072. 295

2002-12-01 Driving the DMU on Santa Specials. 296

2002-12-07 Driving 80104 on Santa Specials. 297

2003-02-24 Thomas week diving 33012. (1) 298

2003-02-24 Thomas week diving 33012. (2) 299

2003-02-24 Thomas week diving 33012. (3) 300

2003-02-28 Your Host with two well known SR Drivers. 301

2003-03-25 Your Host with Paul McDonalds on his last week as Operations Manager. 302

2003-05-07 Your Host in his new motorman uniform. 303

2004-06-14 Your Host driving 34028 Eddystone. (1) 304

2004-06-14 Your Host driving 34028 Eddystone. (2) 305

2004-09-11 SR Steam Gala with your Host driving 80104. (1) 306

2004-09-11 SR Steam Gala with your Host driving 80104. (2) 307

2004-09-11 SR Steam Gala with your Host driving 80104. (3) 308

2004-10-25 Driving Thomas on Thomas week. My fan mail. (1) 309

2004-10-25 Driving Thomas on Thomas week. My fan mail. (2) 310

2004-12-23 Santa Specials driving 34028 Eddystone. (1) 311

2004-12-23 Santa Specials driving 34028 Eddystone. (2) 312

2004-12-26 Driving the Boxing Day trains. (1) 313

2004-12-26 Driving the Boxing Day trains. (2) 314

2005-04-16 to 17 Vintage Weekend on the SR. Your Host organised visiting old cars and motorbikes. 315

2005-05-19 Driving 80078 on a photo shoot at Corfe Castle. 316

2005-06-06 Driving GWR locos for the Summer on the SR. (1) 317

2005-06-06 Driving GWR locos for the Summer on the SR. (2) 318

2005-06-06 Driving GWR locos for the Summer on the SR. (3) 319

2005-07-09 Driving 34028. 320

2005-10-26 Your Host has a spot of bother with Thomas! It did not like the slip point. (1) 321

2005-10-26 Your Host has a spot of bother with Thomas! It did not like the slip point. (2) 322

KONICA MINOLTA DIGITAL CAMERA

2006-05-06 Your Host driving visiting S160. 324

2006-05-13 Driving 6695. As with 5619 these locos were very powerful and great to drive. 325

2006-09-23 DMU turn at Corfe Castle. 326

2006-09-26 Swanage and driving the Class 20 again. 327

2007-10-25 SR Thomas Week driving 7771. (1) 328

2007-10-25 SR Thomas Week driving 7771. (2) 329

2007-12-23 Driving 7771 on SR Santa Specials. 330

2008-01-05 First ever January DMU service. (1) 331

2008-01-05 First ever January DMU service. (2) 332

2008-01-05 First ever January DMU service. (3) 333

2008-02-11 Driving 34028 Eddystone. (1) 334

2008-02-11 Driving 34028 Eddystone. (2) 335

2008-02-11 Driving 34028 Eddystone. (3) 336

2008-10-22 Driving 80104. (1) 337

2008-10-22 Driving 80104. (2) 338

2008-11-12 More SR P-Way work driving the 08. 339

2008-12-07 Santa Specials, Driving the DMU. 340

2009-01-14 SR Engineering work driving 08. 341

2009-02-16 Driving 34070 Manston (1) 342

2009-02-16 Driving 34070 Manston (3) 343

2009-02-16 Driving 34070 Manston with fireman Mick. (2) 344

2009-03-14 SR Engineering work on the extension. (1) 345

2009-03-14 SR Engineering work on the extension. (2) 346

2009-03-16 Driving the M7. 347

2009-04-13 Driving late turn DMU. 348

2009-04-20 Driving 80078. (1) 349

2009-04-20 Driving 80078. (2) 350

2009-05-06 Driving 6695. (1) 351

2009-05-06 Driving 6695. (2) 352

2009-05-06 Driving 6695. (3) 353

2009-05-06 Driving 6695. (4) 354

2009-05-06 Driving 6695. (5) 355

2009-05-06 Driving 6695. (6) 356

2009-05-06 Driving 6695. (7) 357

2009-05-15 Driving the late turn DMU. (1) 358

2009-05-15 Driving the late turn DMU. (2) 359

2009-05-23 SR on 6695. 360

2009-06-03 SR Driving 80078. At Corfe Castle with the token. 361

2009-06-12 Your Host driving the DMU. (1) 362

2009-06-12 Your Host driving the DMU. (2) 363

2009-07-22 Late turn DMU driving turn. (1) 364

2009-07-22 Late turn DMU driving turn. (2) 365

2009-07-22 Late turn DMU driving turn. (3) 366

2009-07-22 Late turn DMU driving turn. (4) 367

2009-08-07 DMU Driving. 368

2009-08-28 SR DMU driving at Norden. 369

2009-09-07 All day DMU service. (1) 370

2009-09-07 All day DMU service. (2) 371

2009-09-07 All day DMU service. (3) 372

2009-09-18 Your Host driving 34028 Eddystone. (1) 373

2009-09-18 Your Host driving 34028 Eddystone. (2) 374

2009-09-18 Your Host driving 34028 Eddystone. (3) 375

2009-09-21 Driving 34028. (1) 376

2009-09-21 Driving 34028. (2) 377

2009-09-28 Driving 80078. (1) 378

2009-09-28 Driving 80078. (2) 379

2009-09-28 Driving 80078. (3) 380

2009-09-28 Driving 80078. (4) 381

2009-10-05 You Host on Eddystone. (1) 382

2009-10-05 You Host on Eddystone. (2) 383

2009-10-05 You Host on Eddystone. (3) 384

2009-11-04 On The Swanage Railway driving the 08. (1) 385

2009-11-04 On The Swanage Railway driving the 08. (2) 386

2009-12-13 Driving Santa Specials DMU (1) 387

2009-12-13 Driving Santa Specials DMU (2) 388

2009-12-13 Driving Santa Specials DMU (3) 389

2009-12-20 Santa Specials (1) 390

2009-12-20 Santa Specials (2) 391

2009-12-20 Santa Specials (3) 392

2009-12-20 Santa Specials. (4) 393

2009-12-24 Driving the DMU on Christmasmas Eve. (1) 394

2009-12-24 Driving the DMU on Christmasmas Eve. (2) 395

2009-12-24 Driving the DMU on Christmasmas Eve. (3) 396

2010-09-09 The SR Mess Hut. 397

2010-09-10 Your Host Driving 80104 (2) 398

2010-09-10 Your Host Driving 80104. (1) 399

2010-09-10 Your Host Driving 80104. (3) 400

2010-09-10 Your Host Driving 80104. (4) 401

2010-09-13 Your Host Driving 7802 Bradley Manor a lovely well balanced loco to drive. (1) 402

2010-09-13 Your Host Driving 7802 Bradley Manor a lovely well balanced loco to drive. (2) 403

2010-09-13 Your Host Driving 7802 Bradley Manor a lovely well balanced loco to drive. (3) 404

2010-09-13 Your Host Driving 7802 Bradley Manor a lovely well balanced loco to drive. (4) 405

2010-09-13 Your Host Driving 7802 Bradley Manor a lovely well balanced loco to drive. (5) 406

2010-09-13 Your Host Driving 7802 Bradley Manor a lovely well balanced loco to drive. (6) 407

2010-09-13 Your Host Driving 7802 Bradley Manor a lovely well balanced loco to drive. (7) 408

2010-09-13 Your Host Driving 7802 Bradley Manor a lovely well balanced loco to drive. (8) 409

2010-09-13 Your Host Driving 7802 Bradley Manor a lovely well balanced loco to drive. (9) 410

2010-09-13 Your Host Driving 7802 Bradley Manor a lovely well balanced loco to drive. (10) 411

2011-09-11 SR Steam Gala and 1744. (1) 412

2011-09-11 SR Steam Gala and 1744. (2) 413

2011-09-11 SR Steam Gala and 1744. (3) 414

2011-09-11 SR Steam Gala and 1744. (4) 415

2011-09-11 SR Steam Gala and 1744. (5) 416

2011-09-11 SR Steam Gala and 1744. (6) 417

2011-09-11 SR Steam Gala and 1744. (7) 418

2011-09-11 SR Steam Gala and 1744. (8) 419

2011-12-03 Driving the DMU on Santa Specials. 420

2011-12-10 Driving the DMU on Santa Specials. (1) 421

2011-12-10 Driving the DMU on Santa Specials. (2) 422

2011-12-24 Class 33 Refresher training. (1) 423

2011-12-24 Class 33 Refresher training. (2) 424

2011-12-24 Class 33 Refresher training. (3) 425

2011-12-24 Class 33 Refresher training. (4) 426

2012-01-07 Driving the DMU (Bubble Car) shuttle service Corfe Castle to Norden. 427

2012-01-21 Driving the DMU (Bubble Car) Shuttle Service. 428

2012-01-23 SR Engineering Work on the 08. 429

2012-01-30 SR Engineering Work on the 08. 430

2012-02-07 SR Engineering Work on the 08. (1) 431

2012-02-07 SR Engineering Work on the 08. (2) 432

2012-02-07 SR Engineering Work on the 08. (3) 433

2012-02-08 SR Engineering Work on the 08 (1) 434

2012-02-08 SR Engineering Work on the 08 (2) 435

2012-03-07 Driving the 08 on SR Engineering Work. (1) 436

2012-03-07 Driving the 08 on SR Engineering Work. (2) 437

2012-03-07 Driving the 08 on SR Engineering Work. (3) 438

2012-03-07 Driving the 08 on SR Engineering Work. (4) 439

2012-03-31 Driving the DMU. 440

2012-04-02 Driving the M7. (1) 441

2012-04-02 Driving the M7. (2) 442

2012-04-02 Driving the M7. (3) 443

2012-05-23 Driving 6695 at Norden. 444

2012-07-16 Driving the Bubble Car. 445

2012-07-17 Driving the Bubble Car 5. On a SUNNY day! (1) 446

2012-07-17 Driving the Bubble Car 5. On a SUNNY day! (2) 447

2012-07-23 Late turn DMU driving. (1) 448

2012-07-23 Late turn DMU driving. (2) 449

2012-08-13 Late Turn DMU. 450

2012-08-21 Late DMU. 451

2012-09-12 Early DMU Turn. 452

2012-12-02 Santa Specials and DMU turn. 453

2012-12-16 Santa Specials & DMU turn. 454

2012-12-23 Santa Specials & DMU turn. 455

2012-12-24 Santa Specials & DMU turn. 456

2013-01-09 SR Engineering Work driving the 08. (1) 457

2013-01-09 SR Engineering Work driving the 08. (2) 458

2013-01-09 SR Engineering Work driving the 08. (3) 459

2013-01-16 Engineering Work on the 08. 460

2013-02-05 Engineering Work driving the 08. (1) 461

2013-02-05 Engineering Work driving the 08. (2) 462

2013-02-18 Driving 34028. (1) 463

2013-02-18 Driving 34028. (2) 464

2013-02-18 Driving 34028. (3) 465

2013-03-27 SR on 34028 Eddystone. (1) 466

2013-03-27 SR on 34028 Eddystone. (2) 467

2013-03-27 SR on 34028 Eddystone. (3) 468

2013-03-27 SR on 34028 Eddystone. (4) 469

2013-03-27 SR on 34028 Eddystone. (5) 470

2013-04-29 SR Driving 80104 with Rob as my firerman. 471

2013-07-14 Late Turn DMU. 472

2013-07-22 Another SR Late turn DMU. (1) 473

2013-07-22 Another SR Late turn DMU. (2) 474

2013-07-22 Another SR Late turn DMU. (3) 475

2013-08-12 Late Turn DMU again. 476

2013-08-13 Late Turn DMU yet again. 477

2013-10-12 Your Host driving the Bubble Car and my Wife as a visitor at Corfe Castle. 478

2013-11- 01 Driving the Halloween Bistro with 34028. (1) 479

2013-11- 01 Driving the Halloween Bistro with 34028. (2) 480

2013-12-08 Driving Santa Specials. (1) 481

2013-12-08 Driving Santa Specials. (2) 482

2013-12-08 Driving Santa Specials. (3) 483

2013-12-24 Driving Santa Specials on Christmas Eve. (1) 484

2013-12-24 Driving Santa Specials on Christmas Eve. (2) 485

2013-12-24 Driving Santa Specials on Christmas Eve. (3) 486

2013-12-24 Driving Santa Specials on Christmas Eve. (4) 487

2013-12-24 Driving Santa Specials on Christmas Eve. (5) 488

2014-04-09 Driving 34028 Eddystone. (1) 489

2014-04-09 Driving 34028 Eddystone. (2) 490

2014-04-09 Driving 34028 Eddystone. (3) 491

2014-04-09 Driving 34028 Eddystone. (4) 492

2014-04-09 Driving 34028 Eddystone. (5) 493

2014-05-07 Your Host Driving 30053. (1) 494

2014-05-07 Your Host Driving 30053. (2) 495

2014-05-07 Your Host Driving 30053. (3) 496

2014-05-13 Driving 34028. (1) 497

2014-05-13 Driving 34028. (2) 498

2014-05-13 Driving 34028. (3) 499

2014-05-15 Driving 34028 Eddystone. (1) 500

2014-05-15 Driving 34028 Eddystone. (2) 501

2014-05-19 Driving West Country Class 34028. (1) 502

2014-05-19 Driving West Country Class 34028. (2) 503

2014-05-19 Driving West Country Class 34028. (3) 504

2014-05-19 Driving West Country Class 34028. (4) 505

2014-06-04 On 34028 Eddystone. 506

2014-06-25 SR Driving 6695. (1) 507

2014-06-25 SR Driving 6695. (2) 508

2014-06-25 SR Driving 6695. (3) 509

2014-07-07 Driving 34028 Eddystone. 510

2014-07-28 Early Steam Turn. (1) 511

2014-07-28 Early Steam Turn. (2) 512

2014-07-30 Early Steam Turn with the M7 and 34028. (1) 513

2014-07-30 Early Steam Turn with the M7 and 34028. (2) 514

2014-07-30 Early Steam Turn with the M7 and 34028. (3) 515

2014-07-30 Early Steam Turn with the M7 and 34028. (4) 516

2014-08-04 Late turn DMU. (1) 517

2014-08-04 Late turn DMU. (2) 518

2014-08-04 Late turn DMU. (3) 519

2014-08-04 Late turn DMU. (4) 520

2014-08-09 Driving the Wessex Belle. (1) 521

2014-08-09 Driving the Wessex Belle. (2) 522

2014-08-09 Driving the Wessex Belle. (3) 523

2014-10-02 First drive on 31806. (3) 524

2014-10-02 First drive on 31806. (4) 525

2014-10-02 First drive on 31806. (5) 526

2014-12-20 At Corfe Castle! 527

2015-04-18 SR Spring Steam Gala 2015. Did NOT drive 70000. (1) 528

2015-04-18 SR Spring Steam Gala 2015. Did NOT drive 70000. (2) 529

2015-04-18 SR Spring Steam Gala 2015. Did NOT drive 70000. (3) 530

2015-04-18 SR Spring Steam Gala 2015. Did NOT drive 70000. (4) 531

2015-04-18 SR Spring Steam Gala 2015. Did NOT drive 70000. (5) 532

2015-05-12 Driving on SR 302 Duty. (1) 533

2015-05-12 Driving on SR 302 Duty. (2) 534

2015-05-12 Driving on SR 302 Duty. (3) 535

2015-05-12 Driving on SR 302 Duty. (4) 536

2015-05-25 SR Route Learning Norden to Bridges 2. (1) 537

2015-05-25 SR Route Learning Norden to Bridges 2. (2) 538

2015-05-25 SR Route Learning Norden to Bridges 2. (3) 539

2015-05-25 SR Route Learning Norden to Bridges 2. (4) 540

2015-05-25 SR Route Learning Norden to Bridges 2. (5) 541

2015-05-25 SR Route Learning Norden to Bridges 2. (6) 542

2015-05-25 SR Route Learning Norden to Bridges 2. (7) 543

2015-05-25 SR Route Learning Norden to Bridges 2. (8) 544

2015-05-25 SR Route Learning Norden to Bridges 2. (9) 545

2015-06-11 SR on 302 Duty. (1) 546

2015-06-11 SR on 302 Duty. (2) 547

2015-06-11 SR on 302 Duty. (3) 548

2015-06-30 SR Norden to Bridge 2 driving the 08. (1) 549

2015-06-30 SR Norden to Bridge 2 driving the 08. (2) 550

2015-06-30 SR Norden to Bridge 2 driving the 08. (3) 551

2015-06-30 SR Norden to Bridge 2 driving the 08. (4) 552

2015-06-30 SR Norden to Bridge 2 driving the 08. (5) 553

2015-06-30 SR Norden to Bridge 2 driving the 08. (6) 554

2015-06-30 SR Norden to Bridge 2 driving the 08. (7) 555

2015-07-03 SR 302 Duty driving 31806. (1) 556

2015-07-03 SR 302 Duty driving 31806. (2) 557

2015-07-03 SR 302 Duty driving 31806. (3) 558

2015-07-17 SR 302 Duty driving 34070 Manston. (1) 559

2015-07-17 SR 302 Duty driving 34070 Manston. (2) 560

2015-07-17 SR 302 Duty driving 34070 Manston. (3) 561

2015-08-10 SR New Section Work driving the 08. (1) 562

2015-08-10 SR New Section Work driving the 08. (2) 563

2015-08-10 SR New Section Work driving the 08. (3) 564

2015-08-10 SR New Section Work driving the 08. (4) 565

2015-08-17 SR New Section Work driving the 08. (1) 566

2015-08-17 SR New Section Work driving the 08. (2) 567

2015-08-17 SR New Section Work driving the 08. (3) 568

2015-08-17 SR New Section Work driving the 08. (4) 569

2015-08-21 Driving SR Late Turn DMU Duty. (1) 570

2015-08-21 Driving SR Late Turn DMU Duty. (2) 571

2015-08-24 SR late DMU driving. 572

2015-09-16 SR Early Turn on 80104. 573

2015-09-29 Early Turn 302 Duty on 80104. (2) A much traveled toy! 574

2015-09-29 Early Turn 302 Duty on 80104. (3) A much traveled toy! 575

2015-10-29 SR DMU Turn. 576

2015-12-06 Driving the DMU on Santa Special. (1) 577

2015-12-06 Driving the DMU on Santa Special. (2) 578

2015-12-06 Driving the DMU on Santa Special. (3) 579

2015-12-06 Driving the DMU on Santa Special. (4) 580

2015-12-06 Driving the DMU on Santa Special. (5) 581

2015-12-24 SR Xmas Eve on the DMU duty. (1) 582

2015-12-24 SR Xmas Eve on the DMU duty. (2) 583

2015-12-24 SR Xmas Eve on the DMU duty. (3) 584

2016-02-06 SR DMU Turn. 585

2016-02-15 SR Engineering work on the new section for the Wareham link driving the 08. (1) 586

2016-02-15 SR Engineering work on the new section for the Wareham link driving the 08. (2) 587

2016-02-15 SR Engineering work on the new section for the Wareham link driving the 08. (3) 588

2016-02-15 SR Engineering work on the new section for the Wareham link driving the 08. (4) 589

2016-02-15 SR Engineering work on the new section for the Wareham link driving the 08. (5) 590

2016-02-15 SR Engineering work on the new section for the Wareham link driving the 08. (6) 591

2016-02-26 SR Volunteer Staff Dining Train. Your Host and Wife. 592

2016-03-29 Driving 31806 on Early turn. (1) 593

2016-03-29 Driving 31806 on Early turn. (2) 594

2016-03-29 Driving 31806 on Early turn. (3) 595

2016-04-05 Driving all day DMU turn 404. 596

2016-04-08 SR Steam Gala 2016 driving 80104. (1) 597

2016-04-08 SR Steam Gala 2016 driving 80104. (2) 598

2016-04-08 SR Steam Gala 2016 driving 80104. (3) 599

2016-04-11 SR Early turn on 34070. (1) 600

2016-04-11 SR Early turn on 34070. (2) 601

2016-04-11 SR Early turn on 34070. (3) 602

2016-05-18 Early turn driving 31806. (1) 603

2016-05-18 Early turn driving 31806. (2) 604

2016-05-18 Early turn driving 31806. (4) 605

2016-05-31 Driving 31806 on Yellow time table 305 duty. (1) 606

2016-05-31 Driving 31806 on Yellow time table 305 duty. (2) 607

2016-05-31 Driving 31806 on Yellow time table 305 duty. (3) 608

2016-05-31 Driving 31806 on Yellow time table 305 duty. (4) 609

2016-06-06 Driving 302 Duty on 30053. 610

2016-06-07 Driving 34070. 611

2016-06-14 Driving all day DMU turn 409. (1) 612

2016-06-14 Driving all day DMU turn 409. (2) 613

2016-06-14 Your Host donated this stone to our lovely shed visitor cat who sadly passed away. 614

2016-07-21 DMU Turn and Warner Brothers film site set up at Swanage for the film Dunkirk. I drove out of Swanage on the DMU and returned to Woking! 615

2016-07-31 Late turn DMU again. (1) 616

2016-07-31 Late turn DMU again. (2) 617

2016-07-31 Late turn DMU again. (3) 618

2016-08-18 Driving late turn DMU. 619

2016-09-12 All day DMU driving on the SR. 620

2016-12-19 Driving Santa Specials. (1) 621

2016-12-19 Driving Santa Specials. (2) 622

2017-03-02 The tamper in action. 623

2017-04-03 The day after Strictly Bulleid. (1) 624

2017-04-03 The day after Strictly Bulleid. (2) 625

2017-04-03 The day after Strictly Bulleid. (3) 626

2017-04-03 The day after Strictly Bulleid. (4) 627

2017-04-03 The day after Strictly Bulleid. (5) 628

2017-04-03 The day after Strictly Bulleid. (6) 629

2017-06-13 SR first return service Swanage - Wareham - Swanage. (1) 630

2017-06-13 SR first return service Swanage - Wareham - Swanage. (2) Your Host wit our FOUNDER Andrew Goltz. 631

2017-06-13 SR first return service Swanage - Wareham - Swanage. (3) 632

2017-06-13 SR first return service Swanage - Wareham - Swanage. (4) 633

2017-06-13 SR first return service Swanage - Wareham - Swanage. (5) Your Host with Dabe Bennett. 634

2017-06-13 SR first return service Swanage - Wareham - Swanage. (6) The New Line Token. 635

2017-06-13 SR first return service Swanage - Wareham - Swanage. (7) 636

2017-09-01 Retiring from the footplate after 37 years. My original driving licence with some of the locos passed out to drive. (1) 637