It is actually a tongue in cheek poke at the Ffestiniog Railway, or was it the Welsh Highland, who produced a similar, although serious publicity film.
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is the (far superior) original that promotes the Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways. Around a year ago the F&WHR general manager, Paul Lewin, paid one of his frequent visits to Launceston and proudly showed everyone a copy of the video. His error came when he suggested that something similar should be made for Launceston - when Paul next visited (with the L&B replica 'Lyd') the video 'Shortliner' linked to was playing on a loop in the museum...
Incidentally there are a number of videos now available on the LSR Youtube Channel which may prove inspirational for modellers.
Launceston Steam Railway
in Narrow Gauge Prototype
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Incidentally there are a number of videos now available on the LSR Youtube Channel which may prove inspirational for modellers.
Charlie
LSR webmaster/tea drinker