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Unearthed Somerset collection makes debut

NAMEPLATES from four main line 4-6-0s built at Swindon and Crewe within just over six years of each other and withdrawn fewer than four years apart will headline GW Railwayana’s sale on March 13.

They are from a previously unknown collection recently discovered in Somerset, as reported in last month’s issue, and comprise GWR trio Knowsley Hall,

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