Cheers,
Ron the Frog, in Darkest Paraguay.
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>GERMAN and US military might will be invading the Welshpool area next
>weekend, but there will be no fear of attack.
>The Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway will be staging displays of World War
>II military vehicles to celebrate the last appearance for possibly a decade
>of one of the line's familiar steam locomotives.
>Number 699, which now carries the name 'Sir Drefaldwyn' was built in Belgium
>in 1943 under the orders of the occupying German forces. Brought to
>Welshpool in 1969, it has since proven one of the volunteer-run railway's
>most reliable and powerful locomotives.
>No 699 is now due for major overhaul, and with attention focusing on
>restoration of the line's original stock ready for centenary celebrations in
>2002 and 2003, it is predicted the Belgian engine may be out of traffic for
>up to 10 years.
>So to give it a suitable send-off static displays of military vehicles will
>be mounted on the railway over the weekend of September 25-26, with US
>vehicles at Raven Square in Welshpool and their German counterparts at
>Llanfair Caereinion. The line will be running a full service timetable on
>both days.
>Meanwhile the celebrations have been pre-empted by a recent party of
>volunteers on a busman's holiday from Russia's only preserved railway, who
>on one of their last days in Wales donned representations of Russian army
>uniform and briefly 'captured' 699, chalking 'CCCP' on the locomotive's side
>tanks!
>For more details of the event contact the railway on 01938 810441.
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>Any enquiries regarding this release should be directed to:
>Andrew Charman, 10 Meath Green Lane, Horley, Surrey, RH6 8EG
>01293 772326 (24hr a-phone) 01306 886760 (day)
>0802 711810 (mobile) 01293 431570 (Fax)
>andrew.charman@virgin.net (E-mail)
>
A closed mouth gathers no foot.
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