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They attend wartime railway events in costume and mingle with the visitors to help create a 1930's / 1940's atmostphere. At these events often the public are encourage to dress up and take part. Although the historical accuracy of these events can be questionable, they are a huge amount of fun and a gentle introduction to the retro 1940s scene.
It is important to remenber that the wartime railways carried the heaviest tonnage of the war. It was also the railway which took the brunt of the great migrations from the cities in September 1939, most of the troops who landed from Dunkirk and faced heavy punishment from the blitz. The huge war effort of the railways was made without the help of new rolling stock.
The wartime passenger would gain a small inkling of what was happening when he noticed the stacks of parcels piling up at the parcels office, the rows of bicycles getting in everyone's way since the petrol cuts and the amount of coal traffic on the railways.
Harry and Edna vintage railway passion also extends to participating at The Great War Railway events.
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