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| Severn Beach Miniature Railway to return to resort after 49 years | |
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| A miniature railway ran at Severn Beach until 1976 | A miniature railway ran at Severn Beach until 1976 |
| It has been 50 years since steam trains trundled along a miniature railway at Severn Beach. | It has been 50 years since steam trains trundled along a miniature railway at Severn Beach. |
| But soon, a new track will be opened – thanks to the son of a man who built a miniature train for the tourist resort in South Gloucestershire in the 1960s. | But soon, a new track will be opened – thanks to the son of a man who built a miniature train for the tourist resort in South Gloucestershire in the 1960s. |
| Joe Nemeth will build and run the 0.25 mile (350m) Severn Beach Miniature Railway next to the seafront promenade and expects it to be open by Easter. | Joe Nemeth will build and run the 0.25 mile (350m) Severn Beach Miniature Railway next to the seafront promenade and expects it to be open by Easter. |
| "People are thrilled it's coming back," he said. | "People are thrilled it's coming back," he said. |
| "Severn Beach has become really popular since the pandemic and now is the time to build something for people living there." | "Severn Beach has become really popular since the pandemic and now is the time to build something for people living there." |
| From the 1920s to the 1970s, Severn Beach was a thriving tourist hotspot, with an outdoor swimming pool, boating lake, and a miniature railway, which ran from 1936 to 1939, and 1955 to 1976. | From the 1920s to the 1970s, Severn Beach was a thriving tourist hotspot, with an outdoor swimming pool, boating lake, and a miniature railway, which ran from 1936 to 1939, and 1955 to 1976. |
| Joe Nemeth has been a fan of railways since he was a small boy | Joe Nemeth has been a fan of railways since he was a small boy |
| Mr Nemeth plans to run vintage steam engines on the line, some of which are now 90 years old. | Mr Nemeth plans to run vintage steam engines on the line, some of which are now 90 years old. |
| "It all starts as a kid when you have your first train set, you either play with it again or leave it, but I was hooked," he said. | "It all starts as a kid when you have your first train set, you either play with it again or leave it, but I was hooked," he said. |
| "I remember the [miniature] railway with a great passion." | "I remember the [miniature] railway with a great passion." |
| The attraction will open in three stages, with plans for a pond, a bridge and gardens along the route. It will be staffed by volunteers. | The attraction will open in three stages, with plans for a pond, a bridge and gardens along the route. It will be staffed by volunteers. |
| Work has already started on clearing ground for the railway | Work has already started on clearing ground for the railway |
| Local business owners are enthusiastic about the railway's return. | Local business owners are enthusiastic about the railway's return. |
| Miriam Street, who runs Just As You Are Tea Cottage next to where the railway will run, told the BBC she was "delighted" with the plans. | Miriam Street, who runs Just As You Are Tea Cottage next to where the railway will run, told the BBC she was "delighted" with the plans. |
| "It'll be such a boom for local businesses, it'll bring people from all across Bristol to visit and we'll see that in our business as well," she said. | "It'll be such a boom for local businesses, it'll bring people from all across Bristol to visit and we'll see that in our business as well," she said. |
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