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1554:See also:
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1437:SIRT ME-1
1329:Composite
511:City Cars
394:~ 3 mph/s
269:Operators
245:Formation
223:Successor
194:1968–1977
186:1930–1931
148:1931–1976
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1080:Retired
915:Current
573:History
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256:100–399
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1466:R110A
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951:R142A
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332:Doors
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177:R1–9s
90:JSTOR
76:books
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1512:R156
1313:MUDC
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1250:R32
1243:R30
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1228:R16
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1151:R33
1141:R28
1136:R26
1126:R22
1121:R21
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1111:R15
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1101:R12
1092:IRT
1000:NTT
990:R68
985:R46
980:R44
972:SIR
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657:R16
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