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Welcome to Purbeck
Community Rail Partnership
A regular rail passenger train service from Swanage to Wareham has been an aspiration of many people for many years. The original line connecting the towns was closed in 1972, and the Purbeck Community Rail Partnership comprising local councils, businesses and rail organisations have been working together since 1997 to make this dream a reality.
to/from Dorchester or Weymouth
to/from Poole & onwards to London
A regular rail passenger train service from Swanage to Wareham has been an aspiration of many people for many years. The original line connecting the towns was closed in 1972, and the Purbeck Community Rail Partnership comprising local councils, businesses and rail organisations have been working together since 1997 to make this dream a reality.
175 years of the Southampton to Dorchester Railway:
Past, Present and Future of the Railway. June 2022 marks 175 years since the Southampton to Dorchester Railway was opened. To mark this the Purbeck CRP has a number of …
Competition for young people aged 11-18 to mark 175 years of Southampton to Dorchester Railway.
June 2022 marks the 175th Anniversary of the Southampton to Dorchester Railway. A series of events along the line embracing the ‘Past, Present and Future’ of the Railway will be …
Welcome to Wareham
Friends of Wareham Railway Station work hard to ensure the station is kept tidy, beautiful and works for the benefit of the local community. From flower troughs to litter picks …
