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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics

Full steam ahead for community railways - in pictures

Community Railways: A general view of Accrington railway
A general view of Accrington on a successful community rail line, Preston to Colne
Photograph: Paul Salveson
Community Railways: Watering flowers at a railway station
A volunteer watering flowers at Driffield railway station
Photograph: Paul Salveson
Community Railways: Plymouth University students at Bere Ferrers station
Plymouth University student volunteers in action helping to clean up at Bere Ferrers station on the Tamar Valley line
Photograph: PR
Community Railways: Eastside Roots garden centre project
Volunteers help to create Eastside Roots garden centre alongside Stapleton Road station in Bristol
Photograph: Paul Salveson
Community Railways: Sheila Dee, director of Severn Dee Travel
Sheila Dee, left, is the community rail officer on the Chester-Shrewsbury line and a director of not-for-profit Severn Dee Travel, the social enterprise company that runs the ticket office at Gobowen station
Photograph: Paul Salveson
Community Railways: Community Rail Day event in Carlisle
Community rail day event in Carlisle with Chris Cutts of Northern Rail and Settle-Carlisle line development co-ordinator Anne Ridley
Photograph: Paul Salveson
Community Railways: Eastside Roots garden centre project
The completed Eastside Roots garden centre project in Bristol
Photograph: Paul Salveson
Community Railways: A general view of Kirkby Stephen
A general view of Kirkby Stephen on the Settle-Carlisle line
Photograph: Paul Salveson
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