Nazi re-enactment invite withdrawn

A railway which puts on a Second World War re-enactment weekend has withdrawn its invitation to people who dress as German soldiers following negative publicity.

The North Yorkshire Moors Railway, which is a charity, said it was a “very difficult decision” but the board was unanimous.

For the last 12 years, its quaint station at Levisham has been transformed into “Le Visham”, a German-occupied town in northern France as part of a larger re-enactment weekend also involving Allied forces.