A steam locomotive hauls the Jacobite train across the curved stone arches of Glenfinnan Viaduct, white exhaust trailing back over the maroon carriages with Highland hills beyond.
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Flying Scotsman at the Swanage Railway

📅 Fri 23 Oct – Sun 1 Nov 2026📍 Swanage Railway, Swanage Station, DorsetBH19 1HB

LNER Class A3 No. 60103 Flying Scotsman visits the Swanage Railway for ten days from 23 October to 1 November 2026 as part of the railway's 50th anniversary celebrations. The locomotive hauls trains between Swanage, Harman's Cross, Corfe Castle and Norden on 24, 25, 28 and 29 October and 1 November, and is on static display at Swanage on 23, 26, 27, 30 and 31 October.

What’s on

  • First class A3 visit for Swanage Railway's 50th anniversary
  • Hauling trains past Corfe Castle
  • Static display days with photo opportunities
  • Afternoon tea packages aboard the Devon Belle carriage