Major restoration of Lake District station launched – with the aid of blockbuster movie steam loco!
Jan 14, 2020
3 minutes
By Geoff Courtney
PETER ROOKE
IT WAS the week leading up to Christmas, and throughout the land young and old alike were looking forward to the festivities, especially what Santa may bring. Di and Simon Parums were no exception, but their anticipation was directed at something far larger than most people were hoping for.
Larger, as in about 90ft long, and looking very much like a steam locomotive, with its 4-8-2 wheel arrangement and smoke deflectors. For what Di and Simon had delivered to the 155-year-old former
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