The heritage steam railway looks to raise £450,000 as passenger numbers fall and costs rise.
A heritage railway in Dorset has launched an appeal to boost its reserves amid rising costs and falling passenger numbers.
Swanage Railway said fewer people had been using the line since the start of the pandemic while the cost of coal, oil and water had increased.The attraction is also seeking to reduce its operating costs by £350,000.
"The longer term survival of the Swanage Railway depends on a positive and quick response to our call to arms." The 10-mile branch line from Wareham to Corfe Castle and Swanage was closed by British Rail in 1972 and most of the line was lifted. In 1976, volunteers began restoration work and by 2002 almost seven miles of track had been laid from Swanage so the heritage line could meet the national railway network at Furzebrook.
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