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The Railmobile Mated to a Hillman Imp on the Westerham Branch

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The Railmobile was a frankly deranged idea consisting of a modified flat wagon propelled by a motor car lashed to it. The contraption was tested on the Southern's Westerham branch after it closed and managed to provide clear evidence that this was not the future of personal transport, providing as it did all of the inconveniences of rail travel with half the fuel economy. Ironically, it is now a simple feat for any motorist to drive along the Westerham line as it is for the most part buried ...

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