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BBC News Classic locomotives in Wales on new Royal Mail stampsBBC NewsA set of stamps celebrating four of Wales' classic steam locomotives is being unveiled by Royal Mail. The Hunslet No. 589 Blanche on the Ffestiniog Railway will be featured, along with the LMS 7720 which ran between Gwynedd and …
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