SWANAGE Railway’s Autumn Steam Gala has been cancelled.

The event, which was set to take place from October 25 to 27, has been called off due to “unforeseen circumstances” and some locomotives being unavailable, organisers said.

“We regret to announce that this year’s Autumn Steam Gala will no longer be taking place,” they said.

“Despite much hard work by the gala organising committee, due to a combination of unforeseen circumstances and the last minute unavailability of the visiting locomotives earmarked to attend, it is with much regret that we must cancel this event.

“We appreciate that this will be disappointing for our supporters and visitors. We look forward to welcoming you to the other events that we are running for the rest of 2024 and we hope you can visit us next year for our gala events.

“We hope to confirm and share the timetable for the weekend that the gala would have taken place on as soon as possible.”

The Autumn Steam Gala was set to welcome thousands of train fans and visitors.