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7¼ in-gauge model of former Mach' Standard 2MT No. 78005 expected to fetch £50,000 at auction

IN ITS BR days, Standard 2MT No. 78005 led a quiet life in the western outpost of the national railway system, albeit perhaps attracting occasional attention by heading the ‘Cambrian Coast Express.’

Six decades later however, it is set to be in the spotlight, but in

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