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  • From the archive: graffiti, ‘jumbo’ steam trains and £25 fares – railway concerns in 1989

    From the archive: graffiti, ‘jumbo’ steam trains and £25 fares – railway concerns in 1989

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    Mark Lancaster

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    29th September 2026

    From the September 1989 issue of The Railway Magazine, Peter Kelly considered the growing graffiti problem on the railway and the economics of main line steam excursions. The piece also looked at a proposed 488-seat train over the Settle & Carlisle line and the costs involved in operating steam-hauled services. Signs of the times PERHAPS…

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