Article on ER emergency control trains

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Diamond Gaz
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Article on ER emergency control trains

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Hello all,

The 1981 Railway World article on these trains, which were formed of Gresley coaches and which were to be used in the event of war, has been uploaded to the LNERCA website - http://www.lnerca.com/controltrains.html
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Fascinating.
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An interesting read.
Hi interested in the area served by 52D. also researching colliery wagonways from same area.
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Thats a good read, well done LNERCA
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