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Light Railways at Home and Abroad (Classic Reprint) William Henry Cole Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2017 |
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| Titel | Light Railways at Home and Abroad |
| Autor/in | William Henry Cole |
| Verlag | C. Griffin, limited, 1899 |
| Original von | University of Michigan |
| Digitalisiert | 11. Juli 2005 |
| ISBN | 9130009294, 9789130009299 |
| Länge | 339 Seiten |
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