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GWR (Great Western Railway) introduced Steam Rail Motors (SRM) which were self-propelled carriages operated in England and Wales from 1903 to 1935. They incorporated a steam locomotive within the body of the carriage.
In February 1908 a steam rail motor was turned out from Swindon railway works and given the number 93. It was one of sixteen built to Diagram R, the last batch of steam rail motors These were 70 feet (21 m) long and 9 feet (2.7 m) wide. After running 479,006 miles (770,885 km) it was withdrawn in November 1934. |
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