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Waterloo to the Atlantic Coast During the Diesel Era (Part 1): Waterloo to Exeter Central

Published by Platform 5
www.platform5.com
ISBN: 9781915984142
Price: £21.99

THIS 96-page softback publication by respected photographer Bernard Mills follows the course of the renowned ‘Atlantic Coast Express’, which ran from London Waterloo to various destinations on the north coast of Devon and Cornwall, including Ilfracombe, Bude and Pastow.

Split into three chapters, this book looks at: the South Western Main Line from Waterloo to Battledown Flyover, the West of England Main Line from Andover to Salisbury

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