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Weymouth Jct. - Easton

Date Closed to Passenger Services

3 Mar 1952

Mileage Closed

7m 79c

Stations Closed

Melcombe Regis; Westham Halt; Rodwell; Sandsfoot Castle Halt; Wyke Regis Halt; Portland; Easton*

Services Operated

Melcombe Regis - Portland/Easton**

Timetable Reference

B1416 Sep 1951 48/327

Cobb Atlas Reference

20 67 79 - 21 69 71

Present Status

Dismantled

Map

RCH RJD 79 1910

Further Notes

ACD - Mon 03/03/1952 - SRCR; PNM 1980 p39. Portland - Easton, no Sunday service, LTR - Sat 01/03/1952. Melcombe Regis - Portland, LTR - Sun 02/03/1952. (Yes, the pedants will have spotted that, by my own criteria, this should be listed as two separate lines as the ACDs would actually be the Sun and Mon respectively! Well done!) 

*Portland (excl.) - Easton reduced to summer only services from 11/11/1940; B Jun 1941 167-9 shows three weekdays only trains in each direction from Melcombe \Regis to Easton; fully RO 01/01/1945.

**Bradshaw's Jul 1948 shows no through service to/from branch. Weymouth Jct. - Melcombe Regis used as seasonal relief platforms for Weymouth until 12/09/1959, though occasionally used subsequently. 

 

Page updated: 19/09/2023