Room for optimism as 2019 visitor figures show gradual increase
Mar 02, 2020
3 minutes
ANDREW BELL
MANY of the UK’s preserved railways have released their visitor figures for 2019, which for the most-part show that heritage lines are continuing to hold their own in an increasingly challenging economic climate.
The West Somerset Railway’s (WSR) predictions that its 2019 figures would see a drop proved correct, the actual passenger figure of 155,198 falling by 26,705 when compared to 181,903 in 2018.
This was to be expected given the railway’s voluntary closure during the first few months of the year and the loss
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