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    BRITISH RAILWAYS THE TRANSITION YEARS 1967/1968

    Nov 04, 2018 2 minutes
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    THE 1955 plan launched by the British Transport Commission (BTC) to modernise and re-equip British Railways had a number of key components and was to cost £1.2billion, but one of its main aims was to rid the railway of inefficient steam locomotives.

    The plan to replace steam with diesel and

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