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‘Super Ds’ At Oxford
The origins of nickname ‘Super D’ remains unclear but the term ‘Superheated D’ dates from a London& North Western Railway classification scheme from 1905, whereby any simple (ie, not compound) 0-8-0 was described as a ‘D’. But the nickname persisted
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Platform
I was fascinated by Terry Barber's account of life at Crewe Works in the 1950s, but I was also extremely puzzled by his reference to working practices in relation to tank locomotive repairs and the risk of injuries involved. He wrote: “We put manure
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Around The Clock At Annesley
The Annesley that many Steam World readers will remember was heavily influenced by its role in the movement of coal. Therefore, it is logical to start with a summary of how that coal traffic originated. The Midland Counties Railway had built the firs

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