THE Wensleydale Railway Association (WRA) celebrated signing up its 3,000th member yesterday with a ceremony in York.
Having campaigned to re-open the railway line through Wensleydale since 1990, the WRA celebrated its recent milestone at the National Railway Museum, with members attending from Northallerton, Wensleydale and York.
The Lord Major of York, Councillor David Horton, also came to the ceremony and met the 3,000th member, John Duke, of West Yorkshire.
Mr Duke had picked up a leaflet about plans to reinstate the railway through Wensleydale and decided to support the move by becoming a member - not realising his application would be greeted with such ceremony.
WRA secretary Ruth Annison said: "We are very grateful for the interest of the Lord Mayor, a railway man himself. York will be an important destination for passengers from the Wensleydale railway, and likewise Wensleydale will be a great day out for people who live or are on holiday in York."
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