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    The Acquired Wagons of British Railways, Volume 4, General Merchandise Vans & Containers, Special Purpose Vans & Cattle Wagons

    By David Larkin, Published by Crécy, 2022, 144 pages 280 × 215mm, £25.00.

    This is the fourth in a series of fully illustrated books by recognised wagon expert David Larkin to specify the goods vehicles of all sorts acquired by BR upon its formation in 1948. The bulk of the contents presents details of all the main types of covered van, covered hopper and

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