Date: 28/02/2020

A disused train line at a Dorset seaside resort will be removed after plans won more than £1m in funding, council and rail bosses have said.
The tracks of Weymouth Harbour tramway, which was last used in 1999, will begin to be removed next month, Dorset Council and Network Rail said.
They cannot be reused due to their 'deteriorated condition', they added.

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Disused rail line removal plans win £1m

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Weymouth Harbour tramway first opened in 1865 to link Weymouth train station with the quayside.

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'Strewth! That local cider must be stronger than I thought...' 33115 with The Royal Wessex at Weymouth Quay on 25 April 1976. 33103 was on the other end of the train. The special, organised by the Lea Valley Railway Club, ran from Waterloo.
Location: Weymouth Quay
Company: Weymouth Harbour Tramway (Weymouth and Portland Railway)
25/04/1976 Ian Dinmore

Out of use facilities at Weymouth Quay on 17 July 2014. While tracks are still in place, the last recorded use of the branch was in 1999 by a railtour. A similar view in operational days can be seen at [[54229]].
Location: Weymouth Quay
Company: Weymouth Harbour Tramway (Weymouth and Portland Railway)
17/07/2014 Peter Todd

Looking along Custom House Quay from the junction with The Quay and Esplanade in May 2015, showing the check railed points on the disused Weymouth Tramway at the approach to the harbour station (behind the camera).
Location: Weymouth Quay
Company: Weymouth Harbour Tramway (Weymouth and Portland Railway)
12/05/2015 David Pesterfield