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The Implementation and Likely Effects on Demand of Improved Rail Links in Wessex - The Yeovil Junction Southern Chord (2002). This report investigates one way of significantly improving the connectivity of the Wessex rail network by more effectively linking in a little used part of it - the line between Castle Cary and Dorchester. This integration could be achieved by connecting the Waterloo - Exeter and Dorchester - Castle Cary lines with a new track (chord) just south of the point at which they cross. Fortunately the earthworks for this connection are in place, having been constructed in 1860 to facilitate the exchange of traffic between the two railways. The installation of this Southern Chord would permit significantly upgraded services between West Country and the south coast, east of Weymouth, as well as providing several other benefits... The Future Potential of Rural Railways: Illustrated by the Dorchester - Yeovil Line. Bournemouth University B.A. Dissertation (1986). This..

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