{"id":3616,"date":"2019-09-14T16:45:00","date_gmt":"2019-09-14T15:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.teignrail.co.uk\/scouting\/?p=3616"},"modified":"2022-11-24T22:04:25","modified_gmt":"2022-11-24T22:04:25","slug":"27-weymouth-and-portland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.teignrail.co.uk\/scouting\/27-weymouth-and-portland\/","title":{"rendered":"27 Weymouth and Portland"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

On Saturday, 14th September 2019, the scout joined the 0815 Okehampton to Weymouth charter at St. David’s and put his bike in the van. He hadn’t booked and so handed a cheque to the OkeRail<\/em> organizer, Kevin Ball.

<\/strong>On arrival, he took in the atmosphere on the front, went to Quay Station and followed the tramway as far as Town Bridge, then joined the path along the former branch at Westham Halt. For a change, at Fortuneswell he took Old Road up to the summit, a very severe climb; he could see why New Road was needed. After gazing in wonder at Chesil Beach and the Dorset coastline, he found a gap in a wall along Grove Road where the unmarked Incline Road started. This led to the head of the incline where stands a fine old engine shed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The old engine shed seen from the south and east.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n
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Next to this is the Young Offenders’ pen, surrounded by razor wire. The old name is given away by the Borstal Officers’ Club in Grove Road.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The scout had been very near here before when he had descended the cliff and joined the course of the branch to Easton. Three friends from Dartmoor Railway had taken the open-topped bus to Easton and done the same route the other way, passing this spot on the way back to the main road. Tom Baxter found this link<\/a> to the open day that was held here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n