OLD LOCOMOTIVE TO BE AUCTIONED. —This old locomotive, which was imported from Germany by the Showa Coal Mining Company of Hokkaido, Japan, 80 years ago. is to be auctioned in Tokyo. The old engine can, with a full head of steam, attain a speed of six miles an hour over a flat surface. A reserve price of SNZ64IO has been announced, and bidding will commence at this figure.
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Press, Volume CIX, Issue 32028, 1 July 1969, Page 20
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68OLD LOCOMOTIVE TO BE AUCTIONED.—This old locomotive, which was imported from Germany by the Showa Coal Mining Company of Hokkaido, Japan, 80 years ago. is to be auctioned in Tokyo. The old engine can, with a full head of steam, attain a speed of six miles an hour over a flat surface. A reserve price of SNZ64IO has been announced, and bidding will commence at this figure. Press, Volume CIX, Issue 32028, 1 July 1969, Page 20
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