All that remains of the Fayles Tramway, used to transport ball clay to Poole Harbour in the 19th and mid-20th century, is the track shown in the photograph. The tramway extended from the pit workings at Norden, near Corfe Castle, across Brenscombe Heath, through what is now Rempstone Forest (not planted until the 1950's) - terminating at Goathorn pier on the southern shore of the harbour - a distance of 5¾ miles (9.25km).
The 3ft 9in narrow gauge line, opened in 1907, was abandoned 30 years later but sections of the track bed, now a tarmac road, are still in use by BP to service their oil fields at Wytch Farm.
12-24 f/4 Nikkor. 1/500 second at f/8. 0.3 grey grad filter. ISO 200.
© 2009
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