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More West Coast Railways Mk.2s return to traffic

WEST Coast Railways has dispatched several air-conditioned Mk.2 coaches to Fort William for use on its ‘Jacobite’ service, which began operating on April 15.

Along with Mk.1 Nos. 1860 and 35486, four coaches, First Open (FO) No. 3360 and Tourist Standard Open (TSO) Nos. 6000/22 and 6103, were taken north from Carnforth by WCR No. 47245

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