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End of an era - Bideford's last coal truck 17th September 1965PTDC0004end of an era Bidefords last coal truck

This is a picture for the archives of the last coal truck to be unloaded at Bideford railway goods yard.

The occasion also marked the last trip to the railhead from the Westcombe yard of Messrs Littlejohns Bros. of the 'jumbo' crane, which has been making the journey since 1955.

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