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WEST SOMERSET RAILWAY

PUBLISHED: 11:05 25 July 2007 | UPDATED: 14:47 20 February 2013

WEST SOMERSET RAILWAY

WEST SOMERSET RAILWAY

The West Somerset Railway is the longest steam line in Britain. This August we step aboard the train from Bishops Lydeard to Minehead. For the young, steam trains are 'Thomas the Tank Engine' come to life and for the old they offer the opportunity...

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