'Eddystone' leaving Swanage Station

Introduction

The photograph on this page of 'Eddystone' leaving Swanage Station by Jonathan Hutchins as part of the Geograph project.

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'Eddystone' leaving Swanage Station

Image: © Jonathan Hutchins Taken: 28 Sep 2021

SR 4-6-2 "West Country" class no. 34028 "Eddystone" was built in 1946 and withdrawn from BR in 1965, finally entering service on the Swanage Railway in 2003. It was withdrawn for overhaul in 2014, and returned to service in 2021.

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Image Location

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Latitude
50.610078
Longitude
-1.96193