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    Mini steam train event in Swanage for August bank holiday
    rodneypitt9
    • Jul 15, 2021
    • 2 min

    Mini steam train event in Swanage for August bank holiday

    SWANAGE Railway volunteers are set to stage a nostalgic 'Roads to Rail' mini-steam rally. The event, scheduled for a field next to Norden...
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    Swanage Railway's new innovative £223k system
    rodneypitt9
    • Jun 1, 2021
    • 2 min

    Swanage Railway's new innovative £223k system

    Constantly updated live train information has come to the Swanage Railway in a first for a preserved railway – thanks to a grant from the...
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    rodneypitt9
    • Mar 15, 2021
    • 3 min

    Restoring Your Railway Fund - Round 3 Bids Received

    The Department for Transport is two thirds through its £500 million Restoring Your Railway Fund. The Fund is now closed for any further...
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    Network Rail gives ‘Heart of Wessex’ line some TLC
    rodneypitt9
    • Feb 25, 2021
    • 2 min

    Network Rail gives ‘Heart of Wessex’ line some TLC

    Vital maintenance between Dorchester West and Castle Cary Passengers travelling on the line between Bristol and Weymouth can look forward...
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    T9 to Stay at Swanage
    rodneypitt9
    • Feb 24, 2021
    • 2 min

    T9 to Stay at Swanage

    T9 No 30120 steams away from Corfe Castle A POPULAR steam engine is to stay at a Dorset heritage railway and is in line for an...
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    Old Line Discovered as disused Weymouth Railway taken up
    rodneypitt9
    • Feb 24, 2021
    • 1 min

    Old Line Discovered as disused Weymouth Railway taken up

    Work has been continuing to remove Weymouth Harbour's tramway tracks Contractors taking up a tramway line on the Dorset coast have...
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    Bridport to Maiden Newton - is it feasible?
    rodneypitt9
    • Jan 22, 2021
    • 2 min

    Bridport to Maiden Newton - is it feasible?

    According to a report in the Bridport & Lyme Regis News, a plan to resurrect a railway in Bridport has sparked debate across the town –...
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    Work to remove Weymouth harbour rail lines stops as lockdown ends
    rodneypitt9
    • Jan 20, 2021
    • 2 min

    Work to remove Weymouth harbour rail lines stops as lockdown ends

    Custom House Quay railway track works (Dorset Council) THE project to remove Weymouth's historic railway lines is being stopped in its...
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    The Somerset and Dorset Railway Line to be an Active Travel Route
    rodneypitt9
    • Jan 20, 2021
    • 2 min

    The Somerset and Dorset Railway Line to be an Active Travel Route

    A former Somerset railway line could be brought back into use as an "active travel" route to encourage people to commute without using...
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    Swanage Railway: Cash Boost to Revisit Heritage Line Link Plan
    rodneypitt9
    • Jan 20, 2021
    • 1 min

    Swanage Railway: Cash Boost to Revisit Heritage Line Link Plan

    Swanage Railway began running steam trains on its line in 1980 (Andrew PM Wright) Swanage Railway in Dorset is to conduct a fresh...
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