Shame, Shame, Shame...shame on you.
Taken by an unknown (to me) photographer in 1929, this photo shows the paddle steamer P/S St.Julien boarding at Weymouth Quay, after the arrival of a boat-train service from London Waterloo. The ship would shortly sail for the Channel Islands.
After decades of wrangling, our useless local council finally decided this week to rip up the rails the main Weymouth Station to the old Weymouth Quay Station. As there is the land for a much larger car park very close to Weymouth Station, all sorts of pressure groups have long argued the potential for a heritage tram style service along this short stretch of line. Firstly that would have helped alleviate the traffic jams in town but also no doubt attract rail enthusiasts just to ride and photograph such a service.
Too late now. The council wouldn't even consider tarmacking over the tracks so that they could easily be uncovered should a future council want to reverse that decision. They should bow their heads in shame.
Shame, Shame, Shame...shame on you.
Taken by an unknown (to me) photographer in 1929, this photo shows the paddle steamer P/S St.Julien boarding at Weymouth Quay, after the arrival of a boat-train service from London Waterloo. The ship would shortly sail for the Channel Islands.
After decades of wrangling, our useless local council finally decided this week to rip up the rails the main Weymouth Station to the old Weymouth Quay Station. As there is the land for a much larger car park very close to Weymouth Station, all sorts of pressure groups have long argued the potential for a heritage tram style service along this short stretch of line. Firstly that would have helped alleviate the traffic jams in town but also no doubt attract rail enthusiasts just to ride and photograph such a service.
Too late now. The council wouldn't even consider tarmacking over the tracks so that they could easily be uncovered should a future council want to reverse that decision. They should bow their heads in shame.