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The ‘Very Last British Military Train’ set for 2019

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THREE countries, four steam locomotives and a journey of just over 1,000 miles from Manchester to Berlin are all part of a remarkable plan in June 2019 to mark the 70th  anniversary ofthe Berlin Airlift.

The train,

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