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Local people making their corner of rural Britain unique |
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SaturdayÌý14th June Ìý
Repeated Thursday 19th June |
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Rural railway lines were facing an uncertain future.Ìý In 2004, the Department of Transportation created the Community Rail Development Scheme to look at opportunties to helpÌýrural lines.
The , in Lincolnshire, was one of seven pilot projects the DfT set up. Helen speaks with ÌýChris Watson, community rail manager, who tells her a bit about the different schemes the line has adopted. One of those is the music train, where bands perform in the aisles. Helen taps her toes to the Jet Skiffle and Blues Band (pictured) who regularly enterain passengers travelling down to Wainfleet for special nights.
Helen makesÌýa few stops along the way. First stop, the village of Heckington, where she visits theÌýÌý. She later climbs the six floors to the top of , the only eight-sailed working mill in Europe.
Helen then heads to Wainfleet, where she's shown around . She speaks with Stuart Bateman, fourth generation brewery owner, who tells her why the railway line has been so important for the business.
Finally, Helen it's the end of the line and Skegness, where Helen talks with passengers about what improvements they've seen on the line.
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