{"id":4829,"date":"2023-01-11T20:45:16","date_gmt":"2023-01-11T20:45:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/?p=4829"},"modified":"2023-01-11T20:48:12","modified_gmt":"2023-01-11T20:48:12","slug":"winter-warmer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/?p=4829","title":{"rendered":"Winter Warmer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Thursday 4th January to Tuesday 10th January 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Southern Railway\u00a0Battle Of Britain Class 4-6-2 No. 34070 ‘Manston’ arrives at Corfe castle in the rain working 2N03 1115 Norden to Swanage – 07\/01\/2023<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

With no trains running in Dorset until Sunday 8th January, it was down to the Swanage Railway to provide railway based entertainment, which they did admirably with their Winter Warm Up event over the weekend of 7th \/ 8th January 2023. The timetable involved four locomotives running passenger services between Swanage and Norden as well as each loco taking turns on a demonstration freight train which, to be honest, was the main attraction for me. The outlook for the weather forecast was poor, so it was decided Yoshi would remain home with his mama and join me later in the day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We started off by seeing Class 50 No. 50026 ‘Indomitable’ passing SR Battle of Britain Class 4-6-2 No. 34070 ‘Manston’ at Harmans Cross with the first workings of the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Class 50 No. 50026 ‘Indomitable’ in Network South East livery departs Harmans Cross working 2N01 1030 Norden to Swanage – 07\/01\/2023<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The rain held off until we arrived at Corfe Castle. Waiting for the late running first freight of the weekend in the charge of SR U Class No. 31806 the heavens opened. It was at this point where I think my Canon DSLR camera must have suffered from water ingress. I should have switched the camera off and removed the battery and lens, but I foolishly carried on using it throughout the day until the point it gave up the ghost and would not switch on at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Southern Railway U Class 2-6-0 No. 31806 working the first demonstration freight 6N04 1102 Herston Halt to Norden on the Saturday Winter Warm Up event – 07\/01\/2023<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Here I am getting soaked watching SR Battle Of Britain Class 4-6-2 No. 34070 ‘Manston’ departing Corfe Castle working 2N03 1115 Norden to Swanage – 07\/01\/2023 (Photograph courtesy of @da_buckley967)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Class 33 No. D6515 (33012) ‘Lt Jenny Lewis RN’ approaches Harmans Cross with the 2N12 1245 Swanage to Norden service – 07\/01\/2023<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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SR Battle Of Britain Class 4-6-2 No. 34070 stands at Harmans Cross carrying a “Locomotive Club of Great Britain” (LCGB) headboard 2N09 1245 Norden to Swanage – 07\/01\/2023<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Class 50 No. 50026 ‘Indomitable’ takes a turn on the freight working 6N11 1302 Norden to Swanage seen here passing Harmans Cross – 07\/01\/2023<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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U Class 2-6-0 No. 31806 nears Harmans Cross 2N14 1330 Swanage to Norden – 07\/01\/2023<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The final image taken with my Canon D1200 DSLR camera before it shut down for the last time; Class 33 No. D6515 (33012) ‘Lt Jenny Lewis RN’ prepares to depart Swanage with the 6N22 1527 Swanage to Norden demonstration freight running as part of the Winter Warm Up – 07\/01\/2023<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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