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Axminster to Lyme Regis with narrow gauge - 1974
 
Axminster to Lyme Regis with narrow gauge - 1974
Posted by grahame at 09:57, 17th September 2025
 
From the Lyme Regis Community

A few days ago we resurrected a long lost story of a brave attempt in 1974 to resurrect the Axminster to Lyme Regis Line with a narrow gauge railway, the rolling stock for which was uplifted from Longleat. Today, we can add to that with two photos from that brief period when new hope dawned.

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