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    Signalman and passenger – now a driver – reunited 50 years on for Swanage closure anniversary special

    Jan 18, 2022 3 minutes
    By Robin Jones

    A RETIRED railwayman who signalled the final BR train from Wareham to Swanage through Corfe Castle on the evening of New Year’s Day 1972 has welcomed a special train marking the 50th anniversary of the event.

    Bob Richards was on the platform at Corfe Castle station on the morning of Saturday, January 1, 2022 to greet driver Peter Frost, a dedicated Swanage Railway volunteer for 45 years – and a teenage passenger on that last BR train 50 years before.

    A delighted Bob said: “It was really

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