The Wareham railway station initially opened in 1847 but was later replaced in 1887 west of what was once a road level crossing. Since then, its function has been reduced to that of a solely pedestrian crossing as an overpass was built in 1973 across the railway line connecting to the main town. It is on a line operated by South-Western Railway from London Waterloo to Weymouth. The station is about 120 miles (194.5km) down the line from London Waterloo and then continues and terminates at weymouth.The original Wareham station was built to serve the Southampton to Dorchester Railway.This station had two bay platforms which served the branch line to Swanage from 1885 until 1972, when the branch closed.
The branch line to Swanage is now the preserved Swanage Railway a steam locomotive operated heritage railway that currently operates between Swanage and a Park and Ride site at Norden just north of Corfe Castle.
The rail connection between the Swanage Railway and the Network Rail tracks at Worgret Junction has been restored, restoring a connection with the National Rail network. On Summer Saturdays trains run through from a number of South Western Railway stations, including London Waterloo and Salisbury through Wareham to Corfe Castle to link with Swanage Railway services.
This has now been further upgraded to a service hauled by Swanage Railways Class 117 and Class 121 on busy days running Tuesdays to Thursdays and Saturdays. This service consisted of 3-4 trains a day with the first leaving Wareham at 11:19. This trial started on the 4 of April 2023 and ended on the 9 of September the same year.
To Find the Cache
ab= next to cyclexperience what is the maximum time for short term parking?
c= How many staircases are there leading up to the bridge over the railway?
de= What are the final two digits on the RingGo parking code 775de
fg= On the bus stop by the roundabout what is the bus route that travels from Swanage to Poole and vice versa.
The coords for the final cache are:
N50 (AX2)1.(B+4)(C+2)(D+3) W2 06.(E+2)(F+1)(G+5)
The final location is in a gateway and the cache is magnetic
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