27th March 1989

My first visit to the branch. Back then it ran just to Harmans Cross from Swanage. Corfe Castle and Norden, let alone Wareham, were just aspirations back then. Running around its train is former LMS Fowler 3F "Jinty" no. 47383. There was never a station at Harmans Cross so the loop is all there was at the time. Looking at the station that was created here in later years it is hard to believe that it hadn't always been there!