The Secretary of State for Transport gives notice under section 14(1)(b) and (2A) of the Transport and Works Act 1992 (“the Act”) that he has determined under section 13(1) of the Act to make with modifications the Swanage Railway Order (“the Order”).

The Order was applied for by the Swanage Railway Company Limited (“SCRL”), The Station House, Swanage, Dorset BH19 1HB. It will authorise Network Rail Infrastructure Limited to transfer to SCRL 4.7 kilometres of the existing branch line which links Network Rail’s Poole to Weymouth railway with SRCL’s railway form Norden to Swanage along with all statutory powers and obligations relating to the branch line. Copies of the Order, once made, may be obtained from the Stationery Office or through booksellers.

The Secretary of State has, pursuant to section 14(1)(a) of the Act, given notice of his determination by way of a decision letter dated 28 May 2014, copies of which may be obtained from the TWA Orders Unit, General Counsel’s Office, Department for Transport, Zone 1/14-18, Great Minster House, 33 Horseferry Road, London SW1P 4DR. That letter gives the reasons for the determination and the considerations upon which it is based; information about the public participation process; and information regarding the right to challenge the validity of the determination and the procedures for doing so.

Martin Woods, Head of the TWA Orders Unit, General Counsel’s Office, Department for Transport, Zone 1/14-18, Great Minster House, 33 Horseferry Road, London SW1P 4DR.