Date: 03/12/2015

Passenger trains are set to run between a Dorset coastal resort and the mainline rail network for the first time in four decades. The Swanage Railway heritage line said June 2016 was its target date for trial services between Swanage and Wareham. The original rail line connecting the town was ripped up in 1972, before a 5.5-mile (8.8km) stretch was restored by volunteers as a tourist attraction. A new £500,000 level crossing has been installed as part of the work.

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Town 'set to rejoin railway network'

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Passenger trains are set to run between a Dorset coastal resort and the mainline rail network for the first time in four decades.

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