By Geoff Courtney
ENTHUSIASTS who do not mind mixing hard graft with the joys of their hobby are being invited to join a UK-led working party that has set its sights on completing a restoration project that will return steam trains to a station in central Romania that closed two decades ago.
The station at Hosman was on a 38-mile 2ft 6in gauge railway between Sibiu and Agnita that opened in 1910 and closed in 2001.
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In 2011, British enthusiasts formed the Sibiu to Agnita Railway UK Supporters’ Group (SARUK) with the long-term aim of restoring the entire iconic line, and to date they, working closely with local preservationists, have reopened a two-mile stretch midway on the route at Cornatel.
This reopening was celebrated with a steam gala in September 2015, and now a further three miles beyond to Hosman is on the cusp of seeing steam return.
It is hoped this will be achieved at a steam gala on September 16/17, and the supporters’ group and locals have drawn up a last-minute list of work in a bid to ensure this hope becomes reality.
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