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204:Leading dia.
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958:Ramaer 1974
946:Ramaer 1974
934:Ramaer 1974
468:TR: 800–805
236:Loco weight
35: 1953
1848:Categories
1748:87 (ex-90)
1739:71 (ex-91)
1720:46 (ex-86)
1717:45 (ex-85)
1714:44 (ex-84)
1711:43 (ex-83)
1705:34 (ex-82)
1702:33 (ex-81)
1699:32 (ex-80)
1326:G (GA, EB)
1175:6 December
1145:Q111363479
1110:Q111363478
1064:Q111363477
1039:Q111363476
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916:References
766:Davenport
750:Davenport
734:Davenport
581:Class list
566:Tanganyika
364:Valve gear
348:2, outside
260:Water cap.
247:Wood → Oil
104:Build date
51:Power type
1137:502034710
1094:832692810
1031:15088099M
717:Davenport
595:Builders
479:Delivered
411:Operators
344:Cylinders
244:Fuel type
86: (1)
80: (4)
74: (8)
68: (4)
1341:GD (EB3)
1336:GC (EB2)
1331:GB (EB1)
1230:Tanzania
1141:Wikidata
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1102:5110018M
1060:Wikidata
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904:See also
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1204:Portals
1056:3781370
1023:9014344
667:Baldwin
608:number
603:number
521:⁄
462:Numbers
191:⁄
59:Builder
1817:Diesel
1776:Diesel
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881:1953
871:2716
865:1944
862:Alco
855:2715
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833:1944
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817:1944
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650:Alco
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627:2701
621:1944
531:2-8-2
436:Class
427:(EAR)
171:Gauge
152:2-8-2
146:Whyte
94:Model
54:Steam
1520:Tank
1412:Tank
1290:Tank
1177:2014
1133:OCLC
1123:ISBN
1090:OCLC
1080:ISBN
1052:OCLC
1019:OCLC
1009:ISBN
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617:Alco
496:The
482:1929
420:(TR)
216:dia.
1830:73U
1827:62U
1824:36U
1420:GSL
1389:EC6
1384:EC5
1379:EC4
1374:EC3
1369:EC2
1364:EC1
1298:ED1
606:EAR
564:in
161:UIC
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