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Passenger Operations at Paddington Station - Part 7
p.62
The seventh and final part of the Paddington traffic story, which takes us up to the early years of diesel development and the final stage of main line steam.
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GWR Horse Traffic and Horseboxes - Part 5 - Modern Horseboxes
p.91
John Lewis considers the final design of vehicle, illustrated on the N16 diagram. These 1936-7 boxes lasted mainly into the 1960s, by which time road transport had all but taken over the business, although they were given a new lease of life in the late 1950s transporting calves.
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A Honeybourne Visit
p.97
Colin Metcalfe's trio of prints show traffic in and around the station during the early 1950s, extending the insight provided by those in the main article.
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'Bulldogs' at Work Part 2
p.99
A look at the final 20 years or so of the 'Bulldogs', the beginning of which saw them downgraded to a few semi-fast services, with the bulk of work on local passenger, parcels, assisting duties, and occasionally, freight.