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#1
11th February 2013, 12:51
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Dorset Rail Service to be restored after 41 years.
This looks like fantastic news:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-21402534 Best wishes, John H-T.
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#2
11th February 2013, 14:15
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Great news. Disappointingly they will be using refurbished Diesel units not steam. Presumably as Wareham has no runround facility.
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#3
13th February 2013, 20:55
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Does anyone understand exactly how this will work? Presumably the Swanage Railway Company now owns most of the line and has spent 30 years hard work re-introducing a train service along part of it. A connection with the main line must always have been the dream but, now that it looks as if it will come true, will Network Rail or a TOC pay the Swanage Railway Company to operate trains over the line?
Hopefully this could happen on lines elsewhere (e.g. Peak Rail?) so I guess the shareholders of those lines will be asking this question too.
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#4
13th February 2013, 21:05
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Brilliant news and about time support is given to reinstating the valued service to the public. It is a start that really could catch on. So many of our heritage lines could provide a good service and enable the reduction of local traffic on small country lanes etc. so much good can come of this!
Thanks for the link John Cheers Phil
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#5
13th February 2013, 21:10
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Not quite sure who is opperating the service: Swanage railway or a TOC.
Bestw ishes, John H-T.
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#6
21st March 2013, 18:21
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Swanage Railway will operate as a TOC in the longer term, short term negotiations will begin with SWT, WCR etc. There is a run round at Wareham to the east of the station, steam running is not to be ruled out, but lets walk before we can run.
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#7
22nd March 2013, 06:01
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Doesn't it just go to show how wrong that B.....d Beeching was!
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