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Heritage railway commuter plan axed

21 March 2014
 

A proposal to run peak hour commuter trains on the Keighley and Worth Valley heritage railway in West Yorkshire has been dropped on cost grounds. The railway said it would cost £200,000 a year to overhaul their diesel multiple units for the service and construct a shed, and staffing costs would be £270,000 a year, with additional costs for fuel and maintenance. Metro, the West Yorkshire PTE, estimates that the service would be used by about 300 daily trips in each direction,...

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