‘Home' for Christmas: No. 80078 in return visit to Swanage Railway

Swanage visit and then a period of winter maintenance.

At Swanage, it will bolster the resident fleet for the Christmas services, joining Maunsell U class 2-6-0 No. 31806, SLL's rebuilt Bulleid West Country Pacific No. 34028

Eddystone, and – it is hoped – Battle of Britain Pacific No. 34072

257 Squadron.

Repairs to a leaking main steam pipe on 257 Squadron have been held up by a delay in the delivery of the replacement pipe, but provided it arrives in time, SLL hopes to have the air-smoothed ‘Spam Can' ready for the Christmas trains.