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Image: Reading (General) 'Warship' Diesel-hydraulic on an Up express. geograph-2392198-by-Ben-Brooksbank

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Description: 'Warship' Diesel-hydraulic at Reading (General) on an Up express. View westward, towards Reading West Junction, Swindon, Bristol, Taunton and the West; ex-Great Western main lines from Paddington. The train, running through on the Up Slow line, is the Summer 08.15 Perranporth - Paddington, headed by 2,000 hp Type 4 A1A-A1A 'Warship' No. D600 'Active', which was built in 1/58 and pioneered the conversion of the WR West of England services to Diesel from 1958.
Title: Reading (General) 'Warship' Diesel-hydraulic on an Up express. geograph-2392198-by-Ben-Brooksbank
Credit: From geograph.org.uk
Author: Ben Brooksbank
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