Swanage Railway Trust’s T3 tender appeal is nearly there, but not quite…

THE Swanage Railway Trust was just £500 away from its £25,000 target to restore LSWR Adams T3 4-4-0 No. 563 – but an additional £175,000 is needed to complete the overhaul of the engine.

On March 3, the tank was craned off its chassis, ready to be moved into to the line’s heavy engineering facility at Herston Works. It is possibly the first time the tank has been separate since the T3 was built in 1893. The T3 is being restored at the Flour Mill workshop at Bream in the Forest of Dean, where attention is currently focused on the boiler and establishing how to fix the crown sling hanger arrangements to the top of the outer firebox.

➜ To donate to the overhaul appeal, email finance@swanagerailway.co.uk or write to: Swanage Railway Trust Finance Department, Station House, Swanage, Dorset BH19 1HB.