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The Chester Meeting
In the historic city of Chester, its General station was a notable coming-together of railway routes. Dominant was the Crewe–Holyhead main line of the London & North Western Railway serving a range of resorts along the North Wales coast. Coming in fr
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Who, Where And When?
This small and apparently very early sepia print was recently found at a collectors’ fair, but although it is seemingly of railway origin, both the subject and location have so far defied any positive identification. The vehicle is what might be loos
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"A Veteran Railway Driver – A Carlisle Man's Experiences"
“Mr. William Grainger, of Carlisle, has just completed forty years as a passenger train driver on the North British Railway. Mr. Grainger, or ‘Old Bill’ as he is familiarly called by all and sundry, is well-known all over the Southern section of the

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