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  • Midland Memories 15oz white ceramic mug, front: Peter Collins's photograph of three Class 85s, E3061 nearest, at Crewe in 1972. Midland Memories Mug – 15oz £14.99
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  • White 11oz mug, front: The Underliners illustration of four young trainspotters on a station platform beside semaphore signals The Underliners Mug – 11oz £9.99
  • Black-and-white night photograph of Class 40 locomotive 40045 and passenger coaches at Manchester Victoria, on a curved platform beneath bright station lights The Vic Whistler From £15.00
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  • Western Memories 11oz enamel mug with silver rim, front: Peter Collins's photograph of a Class 52 Western at the Paddington buffer stops in 1964. Western Memories Mug – 11oz Enamel £14.99
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