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« on: Yesterday at 14:23:47 »
Perhaps the first three in a series.   Some may be practise for the UK▸ (United Kingdom), others not
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Wasn’t it in 1892 that our last dual gauge main lines disappeared?  The gap between the Main Line platforms at Cholsey (as with many others on the GW▸ (Great Western) main line) is considerably larger than the later Relief Lines as a legacy of Brunell’s early work.
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