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2019 Swanage Railway Diesel Gala

The annual Swanage Diesel Gala cannot be missed - Resistance is Futile! So Ross and I boldly went where we always go, to Wareham for a weekend of family, friends and fun. It would be rude not to go so we can't have that.
A weekend of stunning weather and another first for the Railway, a visit by a class 59, but for the third time class 44 peak D4 failed to arrive.
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    D6515 brings 2C06 1115 Swanage to Corfe Castle over the common past the up distant signal.
    On arrival at Corfe the class 33 will come off and be replaced by the class 59/73 pairing. I am wondering if the train had run into the down platform as there may not have been enough room for the length of the two locos to clear the yard turnout and reach the end of the coaches. Alternatively these two had already left the yard and stabled in the down platform to wait for the train. I did not see where they came from.
    The General Motors 16-645E3C 3,300hp two stroke powerplant puts out a bit of clag as the loco gathers speed on the up grade. With so much power available this 217 tonne load is nothing to the class 59.