…and full electrification should have been agreed from the start

A “farce” and a “scandal” as the wait for Oxford-Milton Keynes passenger trains shows no sign of ending

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Steam Railway meets up with Gavin Collins, Chairman of the North Dorset Railway, and Phil Jacques, the line’s Operations Manager, to talk about what this S&D anniversary year (and beyond) holds for the expanding heritage line.

This year also marks 70 years since Spetisbury station closed, a decade ahead of the Somerset & Dorset as a whole. But a dedicated group of volunteers is ensuring it is far from forgotten.

The railway isn’t completely broken, and a “new vision” may only bring us a series of smaller improvements