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IN the days before we closed for press, several other heritage railways also issued SOS appeals for donations to help tide them over this unprecedented crisis in the 70-year history of the movement.

➜ At which closed on March 17, general manager Liz McGuinness appeared in a video on Facebook to reinforce her line’s pleas for financial help from supporters far and wide. The video can be seen at A statement from the railway said: “We could potentially lose up to £600,000 over the upcoming

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