Well, no not quite, due to geographical reasons, which was probably a good thing!
However, a proposal in 1899 was put forward to run a branch line from Blandford to Dorchester, via Zelston, Anderson, Bere Regis, Tolpuddle & Puddletown.
The scheme even got as far as appointing a London firm of Surveyors to survey and plan the route in detail.
