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The footbridge at Dorchester West railway station carries the identification marker "WEY 209 161M 61CH" indicating that it is bridge 209 on the Weymouth Branch, located 161 Miles and 61 Chains from the datum point - most likely London Paddington.
Photo by Chris McKenna 07/08/2006. |
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Looking south from the northern end of platform 2 at Dorchester West railway station. In comparison to the bustling Dorchester South station with direct trains to London Waterloo, Dorchester West is unstaffed and served by the much more infrequent Weymouth-Bristol Temple Meads services.
Photo by Chris McKenna 07/08/2006. |
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Looking south from the southern end of platform 1 at Dorchester West railway station. In comparison to the bustling Dorchester South station with direct trains to London Waterloo, Dorchester West is unstaffed and served by the much more infrequent Weymouth-Bristol Temple Meads services.
Photo by Chris McKenna 07/08/2006. |
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The northern end of Dorchester West railway station. In comparison to the bustling Dorchester South station with direct trains to London Waterloo, Dorchester West is unstaffed and served by the much more infrequent Weymouth-Bristol Temple Meads services.
Photo by Chris McKenna 07/08/2006. |
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The northern end of Dorchester West railway station. In comparison to the bustling Dorchester South station with direct trains to London Waterloo, Dorchester West is unstaffed and served by the much more infrequent Weymouth-Bristol Temple Meads services.
Photo by Chris McKenna 07/08/2006. |
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The northern end of Dorchester West railway station viewed from the footbridge. In comparison to the bustling Dorchester South station with direct trains to London Waterloo, Dorchester West is unstaffed and served by the much more infrequent Weymouth-Bristol Temple Meads services.
Photo by Chris McKenna 07/08/2006. |
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Looking south along platform 2 at Dorchester West railway station. In comparison to the bustling Dorchester South station with direct trains to London Waterloo, Dorchester West is unstaffed and served by the much more infrequent Weymouth-Bristol Temple Meads services.
Photo by Chris McKenna 07/08/2006. |
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Platform 2 at Dorchester West railway station viewed from the footbridge. In comparison to the bustling Dorchester South station with direct trains to London Waterloo, Dorchester West is unstaffed and served by the much more infrequent Weymouth-Bristol Temple Meads services. The building seen here, obviously built as part of the station, is now a Chinese Restraunt.
Photo by Chris McKenna 07/08/2006. |
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Platform 2 at Dorchester West railway station viewed from the southern end of platform 1. In comparison to the bustling Dorchester South station with direct trains to London Waterloo, Dorchester West is unstaffed and served by the much more infrequent Weymouth-Bristol Temple Meads services. The building seen here, obviously built as part of the station, is now a Chinese Restraunt.
Photo by Chris McKenna 07/08/2006. |
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The southern end of Dorchester West railway station, viewed from midway along platform 1. In comparison to the bustling Dorchester South station with direct trains to London Waterloo, Dorchester West is unstaffed and served by the much more infrequent Weymouth-Bristol Temple Meads services.
Photo by Chris McKenna 07/08/2006. |
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The view north from the northern end of platform 1 at Dorchester West railway station.
Photo by Chris McKenna 07/08/2006. |
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The view south from the footbridge at Dorchester West railway station.
Photo by Chris McKenna 07/08/2006. |
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The view south from the footbridge at Dorchester West railway station.
Photo by Chris McKenna 07/08/2006. |
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The view south from the southern end of platform 1 at Dorchester West railway station.
Photo by Chris McKenna 07/08/2006. |
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Platform 2 at Dorchester West railway station is served by southbound trains to Upwey and Weymouth while northbound trains to Yeovil Pen Mill, Bath and Bristol Temple Meads. In comparison to the bustling Dorchester South station with direct trains to London Waterloo, Dorchester West is unstaffed and served by the much more infrequent Heart of Wessex Line services.
Photo by Chris McKenna 07/08/2006. |
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Looking west from the eastern end of platform 1 of Dorchester South station, the third last station on the 750v DC third rail electrified London Waterloo to Weymouth line. Less than half a mile west of the station the unelectrified "Heart of Wessex" line from Bristol to Weymouth via Bath, Westbury and Dorchester West joins this line.
Photo by Chris McKenna 16/07/2005. |
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Looking east from the eastern end of platform 1 at Dorchester South station, the second station out from Weymouth on the 750v DC third rail electrified line to London Waterloo. Trains for London follow the south coast through Wareham, where the Isle of Purbeck brach line used to join, Poole, Bournemouth and Southampton before turning inland to London. The railway becomes single track just before the bridge on the horizon of this photograph, although there is a very disused looking siding just this side.
Photo by Chris McKenna 16/07/2005. |
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Looking west from the middle of platform 1 at Dorchester South station. Note how different the platform lengths are, although the westbound platform does exend further east than this one does the difference is no where near this extreme. I don't know if there is or was a reason for this though.
Photo by Chris McKenna 16/07/2005. |
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Looking east from the western end of platform 1 at Dorchester South station. Note how different the platform lengths are, although the westbound platform does exend further east than this one does the difference is no where near this extreme. I don't know if there is or was a reason for this though. This photograph also highlights the curve the station is built on, and is a good example of the way the electrified third rails are always placed away from the platforms at stations to minimise the chance of anyone accidentally falling on them.
Photo by Chris McKenna 16/07/2005. |
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Looking west from the western end of platform 1 of Dorchester South station, the third last station on the 750v DC third rail electrified London Waterloo to Weymouth line. Less than half a mile west of the station the unelectrified "Heart of Wessex" line from Bristol to Weymouth via Bath, Westbury and Dorchester West joins this line.
Photo by Chris McKenna 16/07/2005. |
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