Experiencing the ‘big four ’

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Experiencing the ‘Big Four ’

A century since the formation of the ‘Big Four’, where c

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Steam Railway Magazine

03 March, 2023

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Western enterprise

PART ONE

Rail

Thriving on the stock exchange

Eastern Rail Services MD JAMES STEWARD tells JOE CAMPBELL that there is plenty of life remaining in older carriages

Rail

Mail

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Railways Illustrated

Living life in the past lane

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