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Cornwall's Steam Railways (29/08/2016)

Ed Goodridge looks at the effect the Beeching cuts had on Cornwall, and how some of those lines were brought back to life.

In October 1966 (50th anniversary this year), Bude, Launceston, Wadebridge and Padstow (and many other towns and villages in north Cornwall) lost their rail link to London in the Beeching cuts. Ed Goodridge looks at the effect it had on Cornwall, and how some of those lines were brought back to life.

1 hour

Broadcast

  • Mon 29 Aug 2016 13:00