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Railways of To-day: Their
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in the 1940s, and was succeeded in that position by his son,
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retiring in 1946. He inspected new rails for quality.
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352:. Ian Allan. 1965.
320:. Ian Allan. 1946.
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275:. Ian Allan. 1964.
267:. Ian Allan. 1955.
222:. Ian Allan. 1968.
214:. Ian Allan. 1962.
206:. Ian Allan. 1951.
198:. Ian Allan. 1950.
190:. Ian Allan. 1950.
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