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After rolling in something unquestionable while out on a walk, Yoshi enjoyed a wash in the shower. Afterwards he made himself at home in the guest room. Just as long as he didn’t expect room service! – 30\/01\/2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

January 20th 2024 to January 31st 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sunday 21st<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Yoshi and I took a drive to Weymouth to catch up with old friends. We took a walk around the Weymouth Peninsula to see the continuing work at the site of the former Weymouth Harbour railway station which is part of the Weymouth Quay Regeneration Project. Tracks which would have once been used by quayside cranes had been unearthed, but their exposure was short-lived and I’m told they have now been removed. The old platform will, I assume be completely levelled to make way for new fishing and harbour businesses, pedestrianised access and seating areas which will be created along the quayside eventually joining with other walkways linking the harbour with Weymouth beach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The site of the former Weymouth Quay station in January 2024 – 21\/01\/2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The work has been enabled because of a grant worth \u00a33.79m which was awarded to the then Weymouth and Portland Borough Council, in partnership with the Weymouth Area Development Trust, in March 2019 from the Government\u2019s Coastal Communities Fund. The bid was submitted on behalf of the Weymouth Coastal Community Team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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There are still partial remains of the Weymouth Harbour Tramway track, most of which was torn up in 2020\/2021 – 21\/01\/2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Monday 22nd<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Because of concerns that Storm Isha, which hit the UK overnight on 21st\/22nd January, Network Rail (NR) took the precautionary decision to run a \u201croute proving\u201d train between Bournemouth and Dorchester South in the early hours of Monday morning. \u00a0It\u2019s a common practice in many parts of the country with locomotives owned by freight operating companies being deployed for specific conditions on a specific route and at riskier locations, \u00a0\u201cproving a section of railway line is clear\u201d of obstacles prior to scheduled passenger or freight trains running. I\u2019m not aware of a previous similar event happening locally in recent times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Light engine movement passing Hamworthy with GBRf Class 66 No. 66764 ‘Major John Poyntz Engineer & Railwayman’ worked proving train 0Y89 0045 Totton Yard to Totton Yard which ran to Dorchester South – 22\/01\/2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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GBRf Class 66 No. 66764 ‘Major John Poyntz Engineer & Railwayman’ running as 0Y89 0045 Totton Yard to Totton Yard passing Hamworthy – 22\/01\/2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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