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Ropley gets small scale steam power

THE name Ropley is well known in the heritage railway sector as the home of the Mid-Hants Railway’s motive power depot – but now smaller scale steam will also be resident on site.

The Ropley Miniature Railway (RMR), a 10 ¼in gauge line

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