42:
2187:
697:
958:
2993:
2521:
2197:
312:
2212:
2697:
997:
2448:
2279:
2217:
2192:
953:
692:
718:
711:
981:
937:
1080:
804:
658:
1122:
1073:
1051:
930:
854:
845:
923:
836:
797:
755:
672:
665:
616:
1022:
861:
737:
1042:
1031:
988:
811:
525:
972:
746:
1244:
and a closure notice was rapidly published. Local opposition was loud and organised and the closure was rejected, mainly due to the large number of commuters using
Emerson Park Halt. A further attempt at closure was made around 1970 but use of the line was increasing and the attempt again failed, but
1192:
and five short runs between
Emerson Park and Upminster, with a similar number of return trains. On Sundays there were nine trains in each direction. By 1939 this had increased to 35 down trains and 27 up services on weekdays, still with nine in each direction on Sundays and a similar service pattern.
1205:
on 1 January 1948, initially as part of the London
Midland Region and then the Eastern Region from 20 February 1949. The short workings between Emerson Park and Upminster were eliminated with all services on the line calling at Upminster, Emerson Park and Romford from the 1949 timetable. After this
1366:
units onto the main line to be hauled away by diesel locomotive for refurbishment at the Ilford depot. These plans were scrapped when the refurbishment work was transferred to
Wakefield in Yorkshire and the transfer was done by road. The point-work for this connection, which was half installed, is
1357:
extension with a separate Grays-facing bay platform being added at this time. The connection west of the station to the LT&S main line remained after the works, but was severed in 1968 with a further rebuilding of the station. There were plans to link the line from platform six at
Upminster to
1341:
which is just over 100 feet (30 m) in length. When first opened the LT&SR constructed a separate station building at
Romford where a cast-iron footbridge over South Street was provided to link to the GER station, this only being opened when an LT&SR train was due. This building itself
501:
but the GER opposed this and made a counter-offer to lease the line between
Romford and Upminster. This in turn found no favour with the LT&SR who eventually constructed a separate station. For the first three years the LT&SR were able to share goods facilities at Romford, but 1896 they
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was directly opposite the GER station entrance and was of 3 storeys with the booking hall on the ground floor and including accommodation for the stationmaster. In April 1934 the LT&SR building ceased use as a station and the ground floor was rented as a shop and the
1411:
As of June 2021, the service pattern on the route is one train every 30 minutes between approximately 6:15 am and 10 pm
Mondays to Saturdays, and approximately 8:30 am and 8 pm on Sundays. The journey time from one terminus to the other is timetabled as nine minutes.
1184:
and the service frequency was increased. As locomotives were no longer required to run round their trains the loop was no longer needed and was removed in circa 1936. Provision of services reversing at
Emerson Park ceased on nationalisation in 1948.
1374:. In the year 2017/18 there were over 300,000 passenger journeys to/from Emerson Park, more that three times the number 10 years previously, but still a small enough number for the line to come top of the list of least busy Overground stations.
1316:
In July 2023, TFL announced that it would be giving each of the six
Overground services unique names by the end of the following year. In February 2024, it was confirmed that the Romford–Upminster service would be named the
1346:, the successor of the GER, took control of the whole station. The barriers that had restricted access between the two stations at rail level were then removed. The branch has just one signal, on approach to Romford.
403:, with two trains per hour in each direction. The timetabled journey time from one terminus to the other is nine minutes. It is completely separated from the rest of the London Overground, but has connections to the
458:(LT&SR) but after that company gained independence from the Great Eastern Railway (GER) interest increased again and in 1882 the Romford and Tilbury Railway proposed a line from Romford to the LT&SR at
1179:
was opened on 1 October 1909, and a run-round loop was constructed 500 yards (457 m) to the west to enable extra trains to run between Emerson Park and Upminster. Push-pull working began in 1934 using
1562:
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network in May 2015 and services were again provided by a single Class 315 unit. Sunday service was restored from the 13 December 2015 timetable. From 5 October 2020 the line has been operated using
1507:
During the construction of the railway in 1892, the geologist T. V. Holmes discovered a five-metre layer of boulder clay underlying the gravel and sand in a section just north of what is now
1245:
freight traffic was withdrawn with the yard at Victoria Road closing in 1974 after the private siding had succumbed a few years earlier. By the late 1970s the service was in the hands of
1353:
a small engine shed was initially provided in the area which is now occupied by the underground depot, and the station was substantially rebuilt in the early 1930s to accommodate the
1337:
The branch is known colloquially as the "Romford Push and Pull" and has always been single-track throughout. The only structure of any note on the line is the bridge across the
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numbered six opened at Upminster and as a result the link between the branch and the LT&S line was removed in 1959 effectively making it part of the Great Eastern route.
517:
while freight was usually hauled by a small tender engine. With the opening of the station at Emerson Park an additional late train provided connection to a train leaving
1233:
was enlarged and a new underground depot opened and the end through service from Romford to Grays ceased. To accommodate the truncated service, from 20 April 1957 a new
462:. This line was linked to another proposed line from Tilbury to Gravesend which included a tunnel beneath the Thames but the line failed to gain parliamentary support.
556:
1252:
At the end of diesel operation there were 31 journeys each way every day except Sunday where there was no service. There was also no service on public holidays.
1573:
3016:
1188:
In the April 1920 timetable there are 27 down (towards Tilbury) and 22 up (towards Romford) trains a day. There were six through trains to Grays, four to
1928:
2151:
2556:
2939:
1857:
549:
317:
3026:
2565:
3041:
1968:
1765:
17:
2979:
2018:
1378:
1285:
386:
542:
2144:
1219:
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and in competition the LT&SR submitted their own proposal and it was this proposal that was authorised the following year.
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2549:
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Initially there were 8 trains per day between Romford and Grays with a reduced service on Sundays. Trains were operated by
486:
455:
375:
2869:
2304:
1515:
1791:
2969:
2657:
2479:
2137:
2081:
2062:
1189:
1094:
875:
355:
3021:
2959:
2542:
2259:
1343:
883:
390:
282:
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replaced the steam service and a twice-hourly service was introduced, effectively doubling the frequency. In 1956
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399:
of W6, and a maximum speed of 30 miles per hour (48 km/h). As of December 2022, services are operated by
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2949:
2314:
2294:
1273:
41:
1740:
2778:
2299:
2289:
2284:
2264:
2202:
1371:
1363:
1281:
1176:
1142:
822:
574:
440:
371:
2944:
2849:
2474:
2309:
2274:
2269:
2099:
1181:
2743:
2718:
2672:
1906:
1326:
2894:
2773:
1102:
638:
518:
1929:"Romford to Upminster to Romford again: An ode to Transport for London's most obscure branch line"
2997:
2824:
2804:
2662:
2596:
2591:
2525:
2182:
903:
777:
769:
687:
630:
503:
408:
347:
343:
273:
105:
1415:
Annualised entry/exit data from Transport for London for London Overground trips is as follows:
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takeover of the LT&SR when a private siding was added at Romford for a builders' merchants.
2768:
2408:
2403:
2398:
2393:
2388:
2383:
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1405:
1305:
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1297:
1289:
1265:
1261:
1246:
529:
448:
186:
49:
2854:
2829:
2809:
2783:
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was obtained in 1836 and powers were renewed 10 years later but no work was ever commenced.
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which is located 1 mile 62 chains (2.9 km) from Romford. The line is part of
2964:
2667:
2621:
2586:
2484:
2458:
1964:
1222:
396:
382:
57:
1957:
8:
2834:
2335:
1508:
1322:
1277:
2100:"The New Railway from Grays Thurrock to Romford: Sections between Upminster and Romford"
1843:
2889:
2879:
2874:
2814:
2748:
2738:
2733:
2647:
2637:
2494:
2428:
2211:
2119:
1512:
1359:
412:
359:
2115:
1816:
2954:
2904:
2884:
2839:
2819:
2682:
2642:
2616:
2207:
2160:
2123:
2077:
2058:
1401:
1394:
1350:
1338:
1293:
1230:
948:
400:
351:
168:
110:
53:
46:
1958:"London Overground timetable - Romford to Upminster - 16 May until 11 December 2021"
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2844:
2753:
2723:
2111:
1385:. Electrification of the line saw an end to years of speculation about its future.
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1269:
1202:
465:
The following year the GER themselves proposed a line from Romford passing between
1325:") and would be coloured grey on the updated network map. The name references the
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2788:
2758:
1519:
1241:
1194:
514:
507:
498:
489:(LT&SR) and opened on 7 June 1893 providing the LT&SR with a link to the
311:
2859:
2652:
2186:
696:
404:
339:
265:
92:
3010:
2914:
2728:
2447:
2443:
2278:
2216:
2191:
1226:
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1007:
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952:
895:
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and with access to Victoria Road. Additional freight business came after the
474:
415:
278:
150:
136:
1858:"London Overground: Six new rail line names and colours revealed in rebrand"
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ice sheet 450,000 years ago, the furthest south that any ice sheet reached.
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2601:
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2330:
2196:
1569:
1234:
598:
459:
436:
367:
82:
2696:
2534:
2438:
2076:. Diesel Enthusiast's Pocket Guide. Vol. 1. Truro: Bradford Barton.
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335:
237:
230:
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2763:
2499:
2433:
1690:
British Railways, Passenger Services, Eastern Region, 26 September 1949
466:
140:
454:
Interest in a connection to the Thames waned with the building of the
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A survey of passenger numbers was carried out in 1964 as part of the
470:
2129:
2489:
1993:
1821:
1382:
1367:
still visible from the eastern end of platform five at Upminster.
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from 2012 to 2015. Under this franchise services were operated by
502:
constructed their own small goods yard where the branch joins the
435:
The first line proposed to link Romford to the north shore of the
524:
494:
370:(5.4 km) in length and there is one intermediate station at
1329:, and the wider freedom that is a "defining feature of London".
1321:("to reference the historical independence of the people of the
532:
junction diagram showing the line between Romford and Upminster
1193:
The London, Tilbury and Southend Railway was purchased by the
594:
521:
just after midnight for the use of returning theatergoers.
363:
1693:
1681:
London Midland & Scottish Railway Timetable, July 1939
443:
who proposed a 16-mile (26 km) line from Romford to
419:
1714:
British Rail Passenger Timetable 14 May 1984-12 May 1985
1644:
1642:
1640:
1615:
1613:
1611:
1609:
1596:
1594:
1926:
1844:
London Overground: New names for its six lines revealed
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and from February 1951 the Sunday service was removed.
1875:
2044:
Jackson, Alan A (December 1979). "Romford to Grays".
1637:
1625:
1606:
1591:
1542:
1540:
2019:"Geology Site Account, Hornchurch Railway Cutting"
1817:"London Overground lines to be given unique names"
1537:
485:The line as originally built was a branch of the
3008:
1758:
1654:
1272:began operating on 17 April 1986. Following the
1132:
1090:
891:
871:
765:
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535:
378:, SRS 07.09, and is classified as a rural line.
1518:, which exhibits the southernmost limit of the
1362:depot there in order to enable the transfer of
2550:
2145:
2055:The London Tilbury and Southend Railway Vol 2
1292:. The line transferred to become part of the
550:
987:
980:
3017:Transport in the London Borough of Havering
2564:
2104:Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society
1370:There is only one intermediate station, at
1201:on 1 January 1923. The line became part of
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2543:
2152:
2138:
1260:The line was electrified in the 1980s and
557:
543:
1927:Suchandrika Chakrabarti (7 August 2019).
214:3 miles 30 chains (5.4 km)
2110:(1–4), The Geological Society: 365–372,
1404:, which replaced the previous operator,
523:
2043:
1881:
1699:
1648:
1631:
1619:
1600:
14:
3009:
2097:
2071:
1952:
1950:
1855:
1557:
1555:
1546:
1276:, passenger services were operated by
2940:Crystal Palace High Level branch line
2538:
2234:
2159:
2133:
1197:in 1912 and was amalgamated into the
497:. The LT&SR had requested use of
441:Thames Haven Railway and Dock Company
1672:Bradshaw's Railway Guide, April 1920
1199:London, Midland and Scottish Railway
996:
487:London, Tilbury and Southend Railway
456:London, Tilbury and Southend Railway
2052:
1947:
1893:
1726:
1660:
1552:
1516:Site of Special Scientific Interest
1400:Services are currently operated by
1136:London, Tilbury & Southend line
1095:London, Tilbury & Southend line
717:
24:
2970:Uxbridge (Vine Street) branch line
2091:
1738:
1711:
844:
392:25 kV 50 Hz AC
284:25 kV 50 Hz AC
25:
3053:
3027:Standard gauge railways in London
2658:London, Tilbury and Southend line
2480:London Overground Rail Operations
2116:10.1144/GSL.JGS.1892.048.01-04.21
1974:from the original on 26 July 2021
1766:"More EMUs for London Overground"
1332:
1206:time services were taken over by
936:
710:
356:London, Tilbury and Southend line
3042:25 kV AC railway electrification
2991:
2695:
2519:
2446:
2277:
2235:
2215:
2210:
2195:
2190:
2185:
1856:Cairns, Dan (15 February 2024).
1792:"Naming London Overground lines"
1344:London and North Eastern Railway
1300:rolling stock, taking over from
1120:
1078:
1071:
1049:
1041:
1040:
1030:
1029:
1020:
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40:
2980:Woodside & Sanderstead Line
2960:Staines & West Drayton Line
2950:North London Line (City Branch)
2870:Holborn Viaduct–Herne Hill line
2434:London Overground Night Service
2037:
2011:
1986:
1920:
1899:
1887:
1849:
1837:
1809:
1784:
1732:
1720:
1705:
1684:
1255:
1121:
1072:
1050:
929:
1741:"Eastern - Upminster review 1"
1675:
1666:
1377:In the mid-1980s the line was
1079:
1021:
922:
860:
835:
803:
796:
754:
736:
671:
664:
615:
376:Network Rail Strategic Route 7
13:
1:
2253:Planned and proposed stations
1525:
1274:privatisation of British Rail
1213:
853:
810:
3037:Railway lines opened in 1893
2779:Sutton and Mole Valley lines
1846:, BBC News, 15 February 2024
1393:The line is entirely within
1364:London Underground D78 Stock
1358:the reception tracks of the
1282:National Express East Anglia
971:
480:
7:
2998:London transport portal
2975:Wimbledon–West Croydon line
2526:London transport portal
2324:Planned and proposed routes
1935:. New Statesman Media Group
1716:. British Rail. p. 77.
1530:
1388:
1311:
10:
3058:
2945:Greenwich Park branch line
2850:Gospel Oak to Barking line
2475:East London line extension
1994:"crowding.data.tfl.gov.uk"
1502:
430:
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294:30 mph (48 km/h)
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1563:"Route 7 - Great Eastern"
1327:Royal Liberty of Havering
1220:Metro-Cammell Lightweight
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18:Romford to Upminster Line
2895:Nunhead to Lewisham Link
2072:Oakley, Michael (1978).
1218:From 17 September 1956,
3022:Railway lines in London
2825:Chessington branch line
2663:South Eastern Main Line
2597:Great Western Main Line
2592:Great Eastern Main Line
2566:Railway lines in London
770:Great Eastern Main Line
631:Great Eastern Main Line
504:Great Eastern Main Line
439:was put forward by the
409:Great Eastern Main Line
348:Great Eastern Main Line
2900:Romford–Upminster line
2769:Shepperton branch line
2173:Romford–Upminster line
2098:Holmes, T. V. (1892),
2021:. The Essex Field Club
1406:Abellio Greater Anglia
1306:British Rail Class 317
1302:British Rail Class 315
1298:British Rail Class 710
1284:from 2004 to 2012 and
1006:unbuilt connection to
566:Romford–Upminster line
533:
530:Railway Clearing House
362:. The route is 3
332:Romford–Upminster line
35:Romford–Upminster line
27:London Overground line
2855:Greenford branch line
2830:Chingford branch line
2810:Brentford branch line
2784:Tattenham Corner line
2678:West Anglia Main Line
2673:Waterloo–Reading line
1907:"D78 Stock Programme"
1223:diesel multiple units
527:
491:Great Eastern Railway
3032:Railway branch lines
2965:Stanmore branch line
2774:Staines–Windsor line
2668:South West Main Line
2622:West Coast Main Line
2587:East Coast Main Line
2485:North London Railway
2459:Transport for London
2074:Eastern Region South
1998:Transport for London
1965:Transport for London
1796:Transport for London
2835:Crystal Palace line
2805:Acton–Northolt line
2336:West London Orbital
2305:Old Oak Common Lane
2053:Kay, Peter (1997).
1745:Branch Line Britain
1702:, pp. 633–634.
1323:borough of Havering
1280:from 1997 to 2004,
1278:First Great Eastern
411:at Romford and the
2890:Northern City Line
2880:Kingston loop line
2875:Hounslow Loop line
2815:Bromley North line
2749:Hertford loop line
2739:Epsom Downs Branch
2734:Dartford loop line
2648:Chiltern Main Line
2638:Brighton Main Line
2611:under construction
2495:Overground Network
2429:Arriva Rail London
1739:MC (17 May 2007).
1513:Hornchurch Cutting
1511:. This is now the
1360:London Underground
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413:London Underground
360:London Underground
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2905:South London line
2885:North London line
2840:Dudding Hill Line
2820:Catford loop line
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2683:West London Route
2643:Chatham Main Line
2617:Midland Main Line
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1395:Travelcard Zone 6
1339:River Ingrebourne
1294:London Overground
1182:MR 0-4-4T engines
1177:Emerson Park Halt
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1418:
1417:
1408:, in May 2015.
1355:District Railway
1203:British Railways
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515:tank engines
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437:River Thames
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385:throughout,
383:single-track
381:The line is
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372:Emerson Park
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83:Network Rail
58:Emerson Park
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2439:London Rail
2290:Maiden Lane
1939:26 February
1867:15 February
1829:11 February
1801:11 February
1750:26 February
1712:BR (1984).
1547:Oakley 1978
1379:electrified
445:Shell Haven
387:electrified
336:branch line
238:Track gauge
231:Branch line
211:Line length
201:7 June 1893
165:Operator(s)
74:Operational
3011:Categories
2865:Hayes line
2764:Oxted line
2573:Main lines
2500:Silverlink
2422:Operations
2310:Hythe Road
2275:Abbey Wood
2270:Thamesmead
2038:References
2003:11 January
1526:References
1481:Upminster
1214:Diesel era
904:Tower Hill
467:Hornchurch
141:heavy rail
2631:Secondary
2409:Class 508
2404:Class 317
2399:Class 315
2394:Class 313
2389:Class 172
2384:Class 150
2368:Class 710
2363:Class 378
2208:Upminster
2124:130901888
1351:Upminster
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1231:Upminster
1227:Stratford
949:Upminster
493:(GER) at
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471:Upminster
354:, on the
352:Upminster
346:, on the
304:Route map
227:Character
206:Technical
187:Class 710
111:Upminster
54:Upminster
50:Class 710
2712:Regional
2490:Orbirail
1969:Archived
1894:Kay 1997
1862:Sky News
1822:BBC News
1727:Kay 1997
1661:Kay 1997
1531:Citation
1496:318,551
1493:232,361
1490:596,487
1487:541,652
1484:605,174
1476:413,924
1473:289,814
1470:638,445
1467:612,231
1464:676,281
1461:Romford
1456:183,964
1453:119,939
1450:322,550
1447:282,798
1444:275,227
1421:Station
1389:Services
1383:25 kV AC
1312:Renaming
1208:N7 tanks
1103:Ockendon
876:LTS line
395:, has a
366:28
261: in
175:Depot(s)
157:Services
120:Stations
66:Overview
52:between
2928:Disused
2580:Primary
2468:History
2356:Current
2183:Romford
1978:26 July
1912:28 June
1776:9 April
1520:Anglian
1503:Geology
1190:Tilbury
778:Norwich
688:Romford
499:Romford
495:Romford
431:Origins
426:History
344:Romford
281:,
256:⁄
193:History
128:Service
106:Romford
99:Termini
60:in 2021
2705:Branch
2377:Former
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2025:3 June
1583:22 May
1270:Ilford
575:Legend
368:chains
198:Opened
178:Ilford
147:System
89:Locale
71:Status
2120:S2CID
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1961:(PDF)
1577:(PDF)
1566:(PDF)
1436:2021
1433:2020
1430:2019
1427:2018
1424:2017
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460:Grays
447:. An
364:miles
350:, to
79:Owner
2078:ISBN
2059:ISBN
2027:2012
2005:2023
1980:2021
1941:2023
1914:2011
1869:2024
1831:2024
1803:2024
1778:2014
1752:2023
1585:2009
1304:and
1101:via
944:3+30
902:via
818:1+64
469:and
418:and
407:and
358:and
330:The
133:Type
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