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New face at Quainton as it bags ex-Swanscombe Hawthorn No. 4…

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BUCKINGHAMSHIRE Railway Centre welcomed a new addition to its steam fleet on January 5 with the arrival of former Associated Portland Cement Manufacturers (APCM) Hawthorn Leslie 0-4-0ST No. 4 from Barrow Hill Roundhouse.

The 1928-built locomotive (W/No. 3718), one of a batch of five built for

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