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All the goods yards at the intermediate stations have now closed, except for a stone depot at Harlow Mill, and most of these have been turned into station car parks.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49508363960593,"sku":"GOR007129394","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1445607670.jpg?v=1763221158"},{"product_id":"branch-lines-of-east-anglia-bury-colne-valley-saffron-walden-and-stour-valley-br-book-andy-t-wallis-9781445648279","title":"The Branch Lines of East Anglia: Bury, Colne Valley, Saffron Walden and Stour Valley Branches","description":"By the end of the nineteenth century the railway had reached most parts of East Anglia, with two main lines reaching out from London to Norwich, Cambridge and Kings Lynn and with plenty of small secondary and branch lines filling in the gaps between. In this informative volume, Andy T. 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