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    Narrow gauge powerhouse Paul leaves a lasting legacy

    Jun 08, 2021 3 minutes
    By Chris Bates

    TRIBUTES havebeenpaid to Paul Walkinshaw, the drivingforcebehindthe restoration of LincolnshireCoast Light Railway (LCLR) flagship Peckett 0-6-0ST No.1008 of 1903, Jurassic, thetreasurerof the line’s charitable HistoricVehiclesTrust (HVT),andowner ofHeywoodreplica 0-4-0 Effieonthe CleethorpesCoast LightRailway(CCLR).HediedonMay7 aged59.

    Paul was born inGrimsby, the younger son of Jack and Jill Walkinshaw. Jack wasamarine engineer and a keen model engineer, and a founder member of the Grimsby Model Engineering Society. Paul, soon learning from his father, produced his first steam model, a 3½ingauge locomotive of the type known as

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