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GWR Dukedog Class
£9.95
‘The GWR Dukedogs’ By Richard Derry
The full class list of the much-love Dukedog Class of which only one survives, No. 9017, at the Bluebell Railway. Histories of each member of the 29-strong Class which finally came to an end in 1960. Background to the class from the Earls to the Dukedogs, work’s visits, full allocations, namings and finer details of each member’s movements are accompanied by many photographs and a special tribute to the last survivor.
Large format Paperback, 273mm x 215mm, 40 pages fully illustrated, £9.95
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