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    A rare opportunity to catch William Adams Designed T3 '563' before she leaves for the Flour Mill, Sunday 12th November 2017
Harmans Cross Station, Purbeck, BH19 3EB

***SOLD OUT***

A rare opportunity to catch William Adams Designed T3 '563' before she leaves for the Flour Mill, Sunday 12th November 2017

Join us as we bring the T3 back to life for one afternoon and night only in the beautifully restored Corfe Station on the Swanage Railway.

£50.00

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About this event

When we were asked by the custodians at the Swanage Railway of T3 Locomotive 563 to run a photographers events in support of her forthcoming overhaul we could hardly say no! It is therefore with great pleasure that we are able to bring you a very unique opportunity albeit at rather short notice to catch this unique and beautiful locomotive in the surrounding of one of the finest preserved stations the South of England has to offer.

Join us at Corfe Station a little after 3pm to capture unique images of this iconic loco as she is shunted into the platform and paired with the railways Bulleid Coaches for a rather pleasant evenings photography. Our session will see us have exclusive access to the station and train for around 4 hours of photography. We will bring the scenes to life with the aid of our smoke machines and lighting, coupled to this a number of re-enactors to complete the scene. What better way to help kick start funding of this unique locomotives overhaul and return to steam.

Built in February, 1893, for hauling express trains on the London and South Western Railway, T3 class 4-4-0 wheel arrangement locomotive No. 563 was withdrawn by the Southern Railway at the end of the Second World War in August, 1945, by which time it had run a total of 1.5 million miles. During its long working life, the T3 class locomotives hauled trains from London on the west of England main line, across Dorset and down to Corfe Castle and Swanage. Designed in 1890 by William Adams – one of the greatest locomotive designers of the 19th century – for smooth running at up to 80mph, and built at Nine Elms in London, the 81-tonne No. 563 was not scrapped in 1948. Instead, the unique locomotive – that carried three tonnes of coal and 3,300 gallons of water – was selected for restoration and display at London's Waterloo station centenary celebrations during 1948 in a move that guaranteed the preservation of No. 563. 

Ownership having now passed to the Swanage Railway Trust from the National Railway Museum it is now the Trusts intention to return this beautiful and unique loco to steam for future generations to enjoy, so by supporting this event you will have been directly involved from the very start in the returning to steam of 563.

We hope you will want to join us in Dorset for some very unique photography.

Event cost £50.00 per person.



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