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In a short series for 大象传媒 Radio Solent, Bruce Parker taps into the south's rich history.

With the help of experts from across Hampshire Dorset and the Isle of Wight and using 大象传媒 South鈥檚 archive.

This week Bruce turns his attention to the railways. Their development, the effect they had on communities and, in many cases their demise.

What became of some of the old lines? And were all the cuts a result of the infamous Beeching axe?

Transport historian Brian Jackson talks about Dorset鈥檚 railway heritage and Bruce pays a nostalgic visit to the Mid-Hants railway at Arlesford.

Neil Sackley meets Isle of Wight author Roger Silsbury and discovers the island was home to some 55 miles of railway.

And there鈥檚 a chance to hear a radio adaptation of Bruce Parker鈥檚 1986 programme for 大象传媒 Two, about the railway town of Eastleigh.

For those travelling on the rails and the roads across the south of England today, there is travel news as it happens.

大象传媒 Radio Solent offers a choice of listening on a Sunday evening, with Bruce on 96.1 and 103.8FM, on 999 and 1359 AM and on the 大象传媒 iPlayer.
The Paul Miller Soul Show is on digital radio and the 大象传媒 iPlayer.