The Unofficial Weymouth & Portland 2012 Olympic Blog

New information about the ideas for a light railway following the rodwell trail route have been released by engineer Andy Gaunt having received support from the local community.

His plan was for Dorchester west railway station to be sold and create a Docklands light railway style link between Dorchester west and Weymouth quay however the chance of this vision being realized is now very slim due to the relief road being approved and therefore fund being diverted despite Andy’s estimate that it would cost less than the 77 million relief road. Councillor Les Ames also recently commented, commending Mr Gaunt for his well prepared proposal but despite himself being a railway enthusiast suggested there would be chaos with trains running along the roads as there was in the past and that the priority right now was to get the relief road built.