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South Devon Railway fined £40,000 after ‘missing lavatory floor’ incident

SOUTH Devon Railway (SDR) has been fined £40,000 by Newton Abbot Magistrates’ Court after last June’s incident when a three-year-old boy fell through the missing lavatory floor of a Mk1 SO.

The incident occurred on June 22 as the 13.00 Totnes Riverside-Buckfastleigh service was

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