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2022 Swanage Railway Diesel Gala

IT IS BACK! After a two year Covid hiatus the legendary Swanage Diesel Gala is back with a great and varied selection of motive power. Ross and I head south to the "homeland" to take in the thrash and catch up with family and friends.
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    As the gala winds down all locos are heading back to Swanage. On the back of 31128's train is D4 and will stay on the back to Swanage.
    D4 "Great Gable" has been my absolute star of the gala and if it was running all day on the Thursday warm up I would've persuaded Ross to join me in riding behind it all day. It wasn't so we went to the Haynes Motor Museum instead https://www.jules-merlin27.com/Military-Vehicles/The-Haynes-International-Motor-Museum/ that was a good day too.
    In glorious late afternoon sun D182 comes in with the last full length Up train of the weekend, 1R16 1639 off Swanage. The class 46 Peak carries a 52A Gateshead shedplate below the headcode box.