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Double anniversary celebration for Groudle Glen Railway

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Trains running Saturday and Sunday

Two significant milestones will be celebrated by the Groudle Glen Railway this weekend. 

Tomorrow marks the 130th anniversary of the first opening of the line, and also its re-opening following restoration by volunteers 40 years ago in 1986.

Trains will be running between Lhen Coan and the Sea Lion Rocks on both Saturday and Sunday.

GGR chairman, Trevor Nall says the initial idea was to charge passengers the original fare from 1896, but that proved easier said than done:

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