PART TWO

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BILL FREEMAN, interim chief executive of Community Rail Network, explains how the community rail movement has developed since its inception more than 30 years ago

Back in the 1960s and ’70s ‘get the army in’ felt like a regular retort for heritage rail projects. However, it might surprise many to learn that even today, the army gets hands on with preservation schemes and is making some major contributions.

So much of Britain’s diverse wealth of historic railway infrastructure still exists in one shape or another -if you know where to look. TIM DUNN goes exploring

Some final thoughts from the team at RAIL