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keeping trains running through until the summer of 1974. The track north of
Wimborne was lifted from October 1974, back to a point immediately south of Leigh Arch, the dangerously narrow and low bridge over what was then still the busy A31 road. That allowed the bridge to be demolished. For just over
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economies led to the withdrawal of most remaining
Southampton and Dorchester passenger trains from 11 July 1920 (just one train probably continued to run until 1922), followed by milk and parcels in February 1932, with freight traffic ceasing completely from 17 June 1933. Loss of the Southampton and
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Broadstone in 1885 (goods) and 1886 (passengers). A handful of local Southampton and Dorchester passenger trains still ran into Wimborne, as well as some goods trains, because the large yard made for a more convenient point of interchange. Further decline came in 1888, when Wimborne was bypassed
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programme of economies, Wimborne station closed to passengers on 4 May 1964, along with all others on the bypassed original line. Parcels and less-than-wagonload goods ceased from 28 February 1966, and sundries were concentrated on
Bournemouth Central. That led to a rationalisation of Wimborne's
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Saturday traffic, when the station was used to relieve Bournemouth. That seasonal holiday traffic built up in the inter-war period and boomed in the 1950s. Goods trains also used the route all year around for the same reason.
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line, although both tracks continued to be used in the
Ringwood direction until the closure of the signalbox (which had remained as a ground frame) on 8 January 1967. All remaining signals were removed and points converted to manual operation.
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Ringwood. Thereafter traffic to Wimborne consisted mostly of coal and similar wagon loads, with the continued use of the line for an
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In its final years, the station suffered from an air of neglect, although photographic evidence suggests that the main buildings were kept in a decent state of repair into the early 1960s. An early casualty of the
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yard by TrainEx, a company fitting out exhibition trains. From 24 July 1966, siding working was introduced. The down line towards
Broadstone was taken out of use and services concentrated on the former
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another 30 months, the occasional goods train disturbed the peace of
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