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  • Archive 1987: South Tynedale Railway volunteers prepare for a new season

    Archive 1987: South Tynedale Railway volunteers prepare for a new season

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    Mark Lancaster

    From a 1987 issue of The Railway Magazine, this archive extract records activity by South Tynedale Railway Preservation Society volunteers. It covers work at Alston, Gilderdale, locomotives, passenger figures, events and plans for the 1988 season. Volunteers and a turning point YEAR 1987 will be remembered by its regular volunteers as the most momentous in…

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