It's not long until Weymouth says goodbye to its harbour rail lines forever.
The railway track removal will start in October 2020 amid health and safety concerns following a series of accidents.
But many people say they will miss these heritage lines and these pictures take us back to the 1990s when the harbourside line experienced a last hurrah being used for special excursions in the 1990s.
But some car owners - including a Porsche driver - obviously didn't know about the one off trips as cars had to be forcibly removed from the tracks to make way for the train!
A train arriving at Weymouth Harbour in 1993, for a regional train seminar, was delayed due to a Porsche on the line
A mechanic from Westham Garage had to move a number of cars as the train made its way down to the quay
Built in 1865, the Weymouth Harbour Tramway ran from one end of the town to the other.
The line was used for British Rail services until 1987, with special trains transporting passengers on April 1, 1995, and May 2, 1999.
A special excursion along Weymouth Quay in 1993
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A special train, led by Pathfinder Tours, makes its way along the harbourside in 1999
Passengers aboard the quayside train in 1993
Deputy borough engineer Martyn Gallivan surveys the state of the quayside line in the late 1990s
The tramway was last used for National Rail services in 1987
A piper leads the special train, Loch Runnock, along the harbourside
1993 saw the charter locomotive return to Weymouth station through the parked yachts
Special excursions took place throughout the 1990s
In 1997, a project was proposed to turn the existing tram track into a full scale light tramway, with up to eight vehicles in service. Plans were put forward to build a 1,100m section of new tramway in order to create a loop, allowing multiple vehicles to run clockwise and connect up main attractions, hotel areas and other transport links.
Little came of these ambitions, and in 2016, following talks with Network Rail, councillors in Weymouth decided to put the tramway into permanent out-of-use status.
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