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abc Famous Trains: Journeys from the Golden Age of Steam

By G Freeman Allan, G Freeman Allen
Hardcover
$16.50
By G Freeman Allan, G Freeman Allen
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In 1955, Ian Allan Publishing produced the first five books in a new series entitled, Famous Trains. Another three were added in 1956 to complete the set. The extent of these little booklets was around 30 pages and they were priced at 6 (old) pence each. They were similar in format and appearance to the abcs which were being produced and sold in vast numbers at the time when locospotting had become something of a national obsession for schoolboys in particular.

Each of the books featured one...

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