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Midland for exclusive access to its passengers. In retaliation the
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2381:Clinker. C.R., (1982)
2210:Williams, F.S. (1888).
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2342:"On Wednesday Last..."
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2388:Williams, R., (1988)
2368:Barnes, E.G. (1969).
2297:Mogg, Edward (1840).
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147:42 miles (68 km)
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2417:Pixton, B., (2005)
2402:London: John Weale
2212:The Midland Railway
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2163:Present day
2146:branch line
2086:Forge Mills
2082:Water Orton
2033:Competition
2012:River Trent
1976:Robert Peel
1942:19 May 1836
215:Forge Mills
210:Water Orton
109:Track gauge
81:–1844
2493:Categories
2482:Wikisource
2353:25 October
2325:25 October
2283:30 October
2257:25 October
2197:References
2067:Willington
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1910:Long title
1823:Gloucester
1792:North East
1768:Birmingham
646:Willington
274:Willington
2444:833076248
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2190:See also
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2051:Kingsbury
2047:Coleshill
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1852:Stechford
1774:with the
1348:Kingsbury
1284:Wilnecote
231:Wilnecote
225:Kingsbury
174:Coleshill
103:Technical
93:Successor
2233:: 11–13.
2055:Tamworth
1980:Tamworth
1920:Citation
1874:valley.
1844:Whitacre
1813:and the
1790:and the
1778:and the
1574:Maxstoke
1211:Tamworth
998:Branston
525:Peartree
279:Peartree
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236:Tamworth
128: in
45:Overview
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2039:Hampton
2028:History
1872:Erewash
1827:Bristol
1798:Origins
1764:railway
1761:British
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247:Croxall
195:Saltley
123:⁄
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242:Elford
144:Length
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1932:Dates
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