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« on: January 02, 2013, 19:53:29 »
Just spotted this and accompanying photo on the FGW▸ (First Great Western) website - linked from the station guide to Truro.

http://www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk/Destinations/Events-and-attractions/L/Lappa-Valley-Steam-Railway

Have they got plans on that line that no one else knows Huh !!
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« Reply #1 on: January 02, 2013, 22:09:50 »
I went there in the summer and I'd be impressed if they scaled up that much in this amount of time.
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« Reply #2 on: January 02, 2013, 23:11:29 »
The perils of clip art.
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