Photograph: Andrew P.M. WrightThe Minister of State for Rail and HS2, Huw Merriman MP, has made an informal visit to the Swanage Railway in the Isle of Purbeck – visiting the Dorset heritage line via its trial diesel train service from the main line at Wareham.The Minister was accompanied by...
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I think when Minister of State for Rail Huw Merriman visited there might have been a chance the DfT could have given a subsidy, but never happened.
Despite years of battling to reinstate a branch line service between Swanage and Wareham in Dorset, Swanage Railway has dashed any hope of running trains up to the mainline for the foreseeable future.
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"The Purbeck Community Rail Partnership, comprising local councils, businesses and rail organisations, has been working since 1997 to reinstate a regular rail service between Swanage and Wareham.
Reacting to the latest news, the chair of Purbeck Community Rail Partnership and Swanage town councillor Mike Whitwam said:"
At least there will be some charters using the mainline connection this year, by next year there may be a new Government with a new transport policy.