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Grey ‘37’ makes preservation debut

DEPARTMENTAL grey-liveried No. 37263, which is based at the Telford Steam Railway, made its first on a ‘Gronk and Growler’ event organised in conjunction with the Branch Line Society. The debut working, arranged at less than a week’s notice, was attended by over 100 people and the BLS presented the railway with a cheque for £3,000.

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