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After the Beeching cuts, many railways were ‘rationalised’ and gradually shut down. Rural communities were isolated and steam trains slowly gave way to diesel and electric. But some people were not prepared to let the romance of train travel die. Thanks to their efforts, many of these abandoned line
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After the Beeching cuts, many railways were ‘rationalised’ and gradually shut down. Rural communities were isolated and steam trains slowly gave way to diesel and electric. But some people were not prepared to let the romance of train travel die. Thanks to their efforts, many of these abandoned lines passed into community ownership and are now booming with new armies of dedicated volunteers. Andrew Martin goes out to meet these enthusiasts and find out just what it is about preserved railways which inspires such devotion.
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