Date: 05/04/2018

A railway involved in a World War Two re-enactment weekend has withdrawn its invitation to a group who dress as German soldiers. The North Yorkshire Moors Railway said it was in response to negative publicity in the press last year. The charity said it was a 'very difficult decision' but it needed to protect its family image. Neil Robertson, from the Das Reich group said the press had exercised 'power without responsibility'.

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German WW2 re-enactors told to stay away

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A railway charity says the decision is a response to negative publicity in the national press.

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