The end of the line...
...literally.
Another in the currently topical series concerning the final curtain for the Weymouth Tramway that ran from the current mainline Weymouth Station to Weymouth Quay station. In this photo you can clearly seen where the tracks have been cut and removed behind the barriers.
On Feb 20th this year, it was announced that funding of £1.1 million had been granted by the Department of Transport, with a balance of £0.4 million to be provided by Dorset Council and Network Rail so that the full removal of the tracks could be carried out.
As you can see, work began almost immediately, removing up to 50m of track next to the old station platform on the harbourside, Apparently, this initial work will help determine how best to complete the rest of the line.
Weymouth tramway first opened in 1865 to link the railway station with Channel Island ferries. It was last used in 1999. A petition by Weymouth Quay Heritage Campaign to save and preserve the line gained almost 4,000 signatures. Naturally, that was totally ignored.
The end of the line...
...literally.
Another in the currently topical series concerning the final curtain for the Weymouth Tramway that ran from the current mainline Weymouth Station to Weymouth Quay station. In this photo you can clearly seen where the tracks have been cut and removed behind the barriers.
On Feb 20th this year, it was announced that funding of £1.1 million had been granted by the Department of Transport, with a balance of £0.4 million to be provided by Dorset Council and Network Rail so that the full removal of the tracks could be carried out.
As you can see, work began almost immediately, removing up to 50m of track next to the old station platform on the harbourside, Apparently, this initial work will help determine how best to complete the rest of the line.
Weymouth tramway first opened in 1865 to link the railway station with Channel Island ferries. It was last used in 1999. A petition by Weymouth Quay Heritage Campaign to save and preserve the line gained almost 4,000 signatures. Naturally, that was totally ignored.