341o2
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In steam days, the Lymington branch was not separate, and trains ran over the mainline between Lymington Junction and Brockenhurst.So am I, and I would not have visited the Swanage Railway otherwise, but fully understand the cost and complications of operating the trains. I doubt that even if the service was more frequent, and ran for more of the day, it would be more useful for local people than the buses.
(What a pity BR, or the SR, did not provide an independent third line between Wareham and Worgret Junction, as was done at Brockenhurst for the Lymington branch!)
As Worgret is in a cutting, and there is the bridge as well, having the Swanage branch line train run on the mainline and into one of the bay platforms was the easy solutiom..
Would NR allow mainline and heritage trains on adjacent tracks? I recall that the West Somerset Railway had this issue regarding running into Taunton
There is this video https://www.facebook.com/swanagerailway/videos/1119123862427144
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