Date: 02/08/2012

A second-hand book store opened in 1998 to help raise cash for Minehead station on the West Somerset Railway has brought in £150,000. When volunteers set up stall on a barrow on the platform they hoped it would pay for tins of paint and brushes to help spruce up Minehead station.

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Railway book shop raises £150k

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A second-hand book store opened in 1998 to raise funds for Minehead station on the West Somerset Railway has raised £150,000.

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