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    Sep 30, 2019 3 minutes

    Lengthy Tank Engine Journeys

    ONE of the longest regular tank-engine workings, in this or in any other country, is that made daily from Whitehaven through to Preston by one of the standard 2-6-4 tanks of the LMS. The train concerned leaves Whitehaven at 11.20am, usually consisting of four or five non-corridor bogie coaches, with a corridor third and a first-class brake on rear for London. From there to Carnforth, where the main line is joined, is 74½ miles, and from Carnforth on to Preston is a further 27¾ miles,

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