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Long term there is the Goods sidings are still available once the Foot level crossing problem has been sorted. They could provide a run around for Steam services and a waiting area off the main line.

Taken in September 2018, still some way to go :-) Photo copied from Carl Watson's site

I think you will find that, even with the railway reconnected, anyone in Swanage will still use the bus to get to the centre of Wareham. The expected traffic on the Swanage to Wareham train service is passengers traveling on by Mainline trains to other destinations. Swanage Railway does have...

ANd here is another from Carl Watson's site

Yes taken by Carl Watson and they all appear to be finished, just waiting for the paperwork for Mainline working

The local council is about to disappear in cutbacks so there is no chance of that

Remember 2019 service to Wareham is only a trial. It has not to make a loss and there needs to be enough volunteers to man the trains. The trial may show up other problems - capacity, timing, relibilty, maintenance etc. That is the point of the trial. Hopefully it will be sucessful. The first...

Swanage Railway and England's first world heritage site - "the Jurassic Coast

Wrong. Bus is often held up in peak summer season by traffic jams and closed roads. So far no such delays by rail.

yes for a naming do - top speed 5 MPH No passengers - no guard-