 In February 2009, the council agreed to purchase the line from Network Rail for £50,000, prior to a final decision on its future.However, it was reported in July 2014 that the sale of the line never went through and a campaign started to reopen the tram route claiming it would help with tourism and reduce car usage in the town.In August 2015 a report appeared in the "Dorset Echo" saying that a petition online had been set up to reopen the line and is still an active movement as of September 2017.