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2009 Swanage Railway Diesel Gala rd

Every year on the first weekend after the May Bank Holiday, the Swanage Railway hosts its now famous diesel gala and beer festival. Wall to wall diesel action with visiting locos and the home fleet mixed in with a beer festival. With a weekend of clear skies and constant sunshine and a stunning selection of fine ales, what could be better? 8-10/5/2009
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    The train drops down the 1 in 80 gradient over the common with gravity doing most of the work.
    20107 is now rostered to 2S13 1350 from Norden to Swanage and comes over the common with 5 mkI coaches on the drawbar.
    The formation is quite wide here, wide enough for double track. Most rail under bridges were built to enable double track to be laid if needed but Corfe Viaduct was never so, it was always just wide enough for a single line.