 To save costs, a temporary primitive railway line with a gauge was laid to Bordon to facilitate the move.The increased military presence at Bordon coupled with its proximity to the national rail network at Bentley led to an application being made on 6 October 1902 for a light railway order under the Light Railways Act 1896 authorising a standard gauge connection from Bentley to a point just west of Bordon village.The application received the backing of the War Department which saw the railway as a means of easing troop movements and bringing supplies to both camps.