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Old December 15th 07, 06:30 PM posted to uk.railway,uk.transport.london
ANDREW ROBERT BREEN ANDREW ROBERT BREEN is offline
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Default The Ermine strikes back - The Crossrail Saga

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Jane Sullivan wrote:
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lonelytraveller writes

Why? Should all new trains be built to look like the Rocket?


That would be nice.


No it wouldn't. The Rocket was a locomotive, so it couldn't carry many
passengers if any, and it could be very unpleasant travelling on it at
this time of year.


Fanny Kemble seems to have managed OK..

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