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Operational Railway Planning Permission granted

DATE POSTED: 11 Aug 2025

Dorset Council granted NDR planning permission to change from being a museum to becoming an operational railway.  It’s a major first step towards carrying passengers, but there’s a lot still to do!  Quite rightly, we’ll have to convince the Office of Road and Rail (ORR) that we can operate safely.  It takes time, but we’re confident of a positive outcome.