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The PRC provides support for the Swanage Railway Trust and the Swanage Railway. Our main focus is the presentation of railway-oriented talks, slide and film shows. Our meetings include an "update" on the latest happenings on the Swanage Railway. Details of our latest programme are shown below.
If you would like to contact the Purbeck Railway Circle, please use the e-mail address at the bottom of this page. |
| Meeting Programme |
| Date | Description | Type | Speaker |
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| 08-Feb-19 | Building The Lunatic Line 1896 to 1901 | Presentation | Kevin Patience |
| The “Lunatic Line” was the political name of the Uganda Railway built across British East Africa through hazards including monsoon rains, man-eating lions, disease, and warring tribes.
Financed by Britain, it was an extraordinary story of Victorian railway engineering at its best as it traversed the tropical bush and Great Rift Valley. The infamous “Man-Eaters of Tsavo” were a pair of lions that killed 34 workers building the Tsavo Bridge in 1898. The line finally reached Lake Victoria in 1901 and the last leg of the journey to Uganda was completed by lake steamer. Author and historian Kevin Patience tells the story of this unique railway. |
| 08-Mar-19 | The Railways of Yeovil | Brian Jackson | |
| The history of the Railways of Yeovil is complex and interesting, being involved in the Battle of the Gauges and Race to build Main Lines to the West.
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| 12-Apr-19 | A Wander round the West Country | Presentation | Colin Stone |
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| 10-May-19 | French Railways | Michael Bunn | |
| Michael returns with a further presentation. |
| Venue: Village Hall, Haycraft's Lane, Harman's Cross, Dorset BH19 3EB 7.30pm unless otherwise stated |
