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  • Third tranche of letters in Bath Chronicle about trams

Third tranche of letters in Bath Chronicle about trams

February 17, 2019 / Dave / News

See also: https://bathtrams.uk/saga-of-anti-edinburgh-tram-and-sequence-of-letters-in-bath-chronicle/

And https://bathtrams.uk/another-slew-of-letters-supporting-trams-following-john-carsons-letter/

 

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