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THE Swanage Railway is to operate a trial heritage diesel train service from the main line at Wareham into the heart of the Isle of Purbeck this season.
The trial service will operate on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from April 4 to September 10, with the first train departing Wareham at 11.19am and the last train leaving Swanage for Wareham at 4.20pm – giving visitors the opportunity to spend four hours in Swanage or Corfe Castle. The timetable is subject to change on special event days.
Fares for the service will also be available from main line train operating company South Western Railway (SWR), enabling passengers to add tickets for Corfe Castle and Swanage to their main line tickets.
The trains will be operated and staffed by West Coast Railways (WCR) on behalf of the Swanage Railway. The four trains a day service from Wareham will be formed of a three-car heritage Class 117 DMU, which can be boosted at peak times with the addition of
