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linking it with the leading coach. The passageway, which ran along the right-hand side of the tender, was 5 feet (1.52 m) high and 18 inches (0.46 m) wide. Further corridor tenders were built at intervals until 1938, and eventually there were 22; at various times, they were coupled to
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1064:11434112
921:Class 40
909:A4 Class
907:Gresley
899:Pacifics
884:Class C1
869:Stirling
808:livery.
723:Aberdeen
564:A1 Class
551:(LNER).
347:Sturrock
281: in
61:Overview
1275:6 March
893:Gresley
793:Mallard
699:Deltics
530:⁄
508:⁄
490:⁄
406:Deltic
398:in 1948
375:in 1928
327:History
276:⁄
203:4 hours
178:Termini
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795:set.
419:91101
389:4488
173:Route
49:91101
1277:2020
1270:LNER
1168:Rail
1106:ISBN
1102:RCTS
1083:RCTS
1060:OCLC
1050:ISBN
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581:and
497:York
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