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100 YEARS AGO MARCH 1924

Decline of the Rail Motor

AT the end of 1922, the total number of steam rail motors owned by British railway companies was only 115; 13 years earlier it had been 185.

This decrease, which year by year becomes more marked, shows that such combinations are not altogether successful. Yet theoretically, a self-contained unit for railway working is ideal

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