Final extravaganza for North Yorkshire Moors Railway half-centenary celebrations
A string of special events has been planned to bring the half-centenary of the North Yorkshire Moors Railway to an end.
Author: Glyn Mon Hughes
Glyn has held a lifetime interest in railways, both from a historical point of view and from their role as a major driver of the national economy. He trained as a musician and has been a journalist all of his working life, spending the last couple of decades teaching journalism at one of Liverpool's universities.
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