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Railway Development in England PROGRAMME FOR 1935 Traffic Demands Follow Trade Revival By Telegraph.—Press Assn. —Copyright. (Received December 2S, 8.55 p.m.) London, December 27. British railway companies are spending £10,000,000 on developments in 1935. The Great Western Railway is building 95 locomotives, including ten of the Castle type similar to the Cheltenham Flyer, the world's fastest steam train. Other companies are planning Diesel engines, streamlined carriages, the further electrification of lines, and the improvement of stations. In addition, 13,530 passenger and goods vehicles to cope with the greater traffic demands following the revival in trade and extension through cheap travel are to be built.
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Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 81, 29 December 1934, Page 11
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106£16,000,000 PLAN Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 81, 29 December 1934, Page 11
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