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    Double centenary for Talyllyn RAF engine

    Apr 30, 2018 3 minutes
    By Robin Jones

    A SPECIAL celebration is to be held on theTalyllyn Railway to mark the 100th birthdays of Barclay 0-4-0WT No. 1431 of 1918 No. 6 Douglas and also that of the Royal Air Force which once owned it.

    On June 1-3, Douglas – which has already been repainted in RAFTraffic Blue – is to be lined up alongside a full-size Spitfire in an event titled Leave on the Line.

    spent most of its working life at RAF Calshot near

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