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Western Locomotive Association 50 Years of Preservation 2024 Calendars

Published by the Western Locomotive Association
westernlocomotives.com
Price £12.00 (plus P&P) – desktop calendar, £14.00 (plus P&P) wall calendar

THE Western Locomotive Association is one of our longest-established preservation groups, with responsibility for D1013 Western Ranger, D1048 Western Lady and D1062 Western Courier on the Severn Valley Railway. Each year, the WLA produces two calendars, with a large format A3 wall calendar and a desktop calendar.

The wall calendar is produced on good quality paper and this year depicts colour views of both D1013 and D1062 both during their working lives on BR and in preservation, with the top half of the page devoted to the picture, while below the calendar gives plenty of room to write appointments and important occasions on the page. The wall calendar is priced at £14.00, which is good value for money.

Why is D1048 not featured in the pages of the wall calendar? Well, this is simply because the locomotive has only recently been gifted to

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