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Branch Lines
Branch Lines around Weymouth
from Abbotsbury, Easton and the Quay
ISBN:  978 0 906520 65 9
Published:  July 1989
Reprinted:  November 2005
Authors:  Vic Mitchell
Keith Smith
Dimensions:  240 x 174 mm
Cover:  Glossy laminated hardback
Book Info:  96 pages
120 photographs
large scale maps
other details of local history
PRICE:  £15.95   [ Add to Cart ]
The Abbotsbury branch served a population of under 1000 and was typical of the once numerous quiet rural backwaters of the GWR. The Easton line was unique with its joint ownership, steep gradients and sidings to a multitude of stone quarries. The Quay Tramway has been an unusual feature of the streets of Weymouth for over a century and is included in this album’s detailed photographic coverage of the fascinating railways of the area.

Stations and Railway Locations covered in this book

Stations Photo
Abbotsbury 78-83
Easton 1-19
Melcombe Regis 42-52
Portesham 84-86
Portland 20-30
Radipole Halt 97
Rodwell 34-40
Upwey 87-90
Upwey Junction 91-96
Westham Halt 41
Weymouth 105-120
Weymouth Quay 53-62
Weymouth Quay Tramway 63-77
Weymouth Shed 98-104
Wyke Regis Halt 31-33