The Snowdon Railway's general manager, Alan Kendall, said there was a limit to how many people the train could carry.

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Back in Prague, Alan and Eve Leadbeater, who had travelled from Nottingham to join the train, also shared their story.

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Alan Connett had a ticket from Newton Abbot to London Paddington, but decided to board the train up the line at Exeter after his circumstances changed.

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