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Paid VACANCIES
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Permanent Way Track Operative
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Swanage Railway is an award winning railway carrying over 200,000 passengers a year, on its heritage services, making it one of the leading tourist attractions in Dorset. It has around 450 volunteers across its departments.
Swanage Railway is seeking a Track Operative to help maintain our heritage railway's Permanent Way to a high standard.
This hands-on role involves physical outdoor work including rail fixing, sleeper replacement, vegetation management, and drainage.
You’ll be working part-time (20 hours a week) in a team of people based at Norden with occasional evenings/weekend work required.
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Essential requirements
- Experience in a civil engineering or similar manual outdoor environment
- Good teamwork, communication skills, and a "can-do" attitude
- Flexibility to work varied hours and locations
- A full driving licence
Desirable requirements
- Experience with hand tools/small plant and work in a Permanent Way environment.
Benefits of working for the Swanage Railway
- Salary range to be confirmed
- 30 days holiday pro rata (including public holidays)
- Pension (NEST) scheme
- Potential access to heritage rail travel passes (after qualifying service)
Information / Application form
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Applications should be submitted in the form of a completed application form and CV to:
Recruitment
Swanage Railway Company
Station House
Swanage
Dorset BH19 1HB
Email to recruitment@swanagerailway.co.uk
Closing date for receipt of applications: Froday 25th July 2025
Interview date: Friday 1st August 2025
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LCW Carriage and Wagon Fitter
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Swanage Railway is an award winning railway carrying over 200,000 passengers a year, on its heritage services, making it one of the leading tourist attractions in Dorset. It has around 450 volunteers across its departments.
You’ll be working in a team of people who are passionate about restoring and maintaining our fleet of heritage steam and diesel locomotives, carriages, and wagons to operate our services.
As a Carriage and Wagon Fitter you will play the important role of ensuring there are sufficient serviceable carriages and wagons to operate Swanage Railway various services. You will have the opportunity to put your engineering skills to use through carrying out the maintenance, repair and overhaul of rolling stock. Working as part of a team, you will follow required procedures to complete maintenance, repairs, and examinations to a high standard and often to a tight deadline. Following good practice and promoting the benefits of a clean and safe environment will also be key aspects of the role.
Working within our Locomotive, Carriage and Wagon Dept. you will have the opportunity to gain a unique insight into the technical aspects of operating our heritage railway and working within a ‘volunteer led’ organisation with a strong focus on improving services.
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Essential requirements
- Mechanical Fitting experience
- Practical experience with hand and power tools
- A working knowledge of mechanical equipment
- Attention to detail
- Ability to read drawings and/ or schematics
Desirable requirements
- Welding / fabrication
- Painting
- Vehicle electrics
Benefits of working for the Swanage Railway
- Salary range £25,875.20 to £26,915.20 subject to skills and experience
- 40-hour week (Must be willing, to work flexible hours and days)
- 30 days holiday including statutory bank holidays
- Contributory pension scheme following probationary period
- Free or subsidised refreshments when working
- National Rail Privilege travel rates following completion of induction period
Information / Application form
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Applications should be submitted in the form of a completed application form and CV to:
Recruitment
Swanage Railway Company
Station House
Swanage
Dorset BH19 1HB
Email to recruitment@swanagerailway.co.uk
Closing date for receipt of applications: TBC
Interview date: TBA
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Volunteer VACANCIES
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Volunteer Secretary - Swanage Railway Trust
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The Swanage Railway Trust is looking for a Volunteer Trust Secretary to support the Swanage Railway Trust.
The role involves:
- Comprehensive understanding and interpretation of formal charity documents and protocols
- Attending and supporting management meetings (every 6 weeks)
- Liaising with the Chairman, Treasurer and Trustees
- Maintaining key records and compliance with Companies House and Charity Commission
- Assisting with the Annual General Meeting and communications
If you are passionare about heritage operations and want to make a differene,get in touch!
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Interested persons are invited to contact: iwanttovolunteer@swanagerailway.co.uk or call 01929 425800 for a discussion about the role.
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Volunteer Fundraiser
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The Swanage Railway is looking for highly effective fundraiser to raise capital funds, in line with its strategy, to ensure funding for major projects in order to sustain its future.
The successful applicant will need to have experience of major fundraising or marketing in a similar or larger organisation and ideally, be a member of the Institute of Fundraising.
Please click the links below to download the advertisement and volunteer role profile:
Applications should be submitted in the form of a comprehensive CV and supporting letter (no more than 2 sides of A4) telling us why you are the right person for this role and how you meet the criteria set out in the volunteer role profile:
Recruitment
Swanage Railway Trust
Station House
Swanage
Dorset BH19 1HB
Email to recruitment@swanagerailway.co.uk
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DRAUGHTSMAN
Mick Stone fronts a professional group of volunteers including Civil Engineers, Environmentalist and Town Planner who try to assist the Railway with "Professional Services" type Projects.
The group would now value any help with draughting to a professional standard the plans etc which they have to manage. These can be anything from simple sketch plans to professional quality drafted plans for Planning Applications to the relevant external Authorities.
Anyone who is able to offer help is asked to contact Peter Milford Company Secretary, cosec@srstaff.co.uk in the first instance. Peter will forward details to Mick Stone.
There are a number of schemes for the Swanage site (and other zones along our leased Trackbed) where we wish to make improvements but desperately need to have basic plans to demonstrate to Management, Neighbours, Landlords and others the alternatives being considered.
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