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CAMPBELTOWN’S ‘WEE TRAIN’ RECALLED IN TIME FOR CLOSURE ANNIVERSARY

Campbeltown’s ‘Wee Train’, as the 2ft 3in gauge Campbeltown & Machrihanish Light Railway was affectionately known locally, has been recalled in good time to mark the 90th anniversary of the line’s closure, which falls in 2022.

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