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GCRA adds to name-fest as early details unveiled

IN what is surely an unprecedented selection in such a narrow timeframe, no fewer than 29 main line steam nameplates will go under the hammer in three auctions within the space of three weeks in November and December. As reported in this column, GW Railwayana has 16 in its November 11 sale and Talisman four on November 30, and

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