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from the Lincolnshire echo.A special naming event of one of East Midland’s Trains’ took place at Lincoln station today.
Representatives from East Midlands Trains, the Lincoln Submariners Association and naval personnel from RAF Waddington gathered to mark the 70th anniversary of the UK’s last remaining World War 2 Midget Submarine today.
A special naming event of one of East Midlands Trains’ Class 153 trains, used to operate services through Lincolnshire, took place to honour HM Midget Submarine, X-24 Expeditious, built by Marshall and Sons in Gainsborough in 1943.
X-24 Expeditious conducted two successful operations on April 10, 1944 and on September 11, 1944.
Read more: http://www.lincolnshireecho.co.uk/train/story-20942228-detail/story.html#ixzz2yVmWORzE]
Is this the first named 153?
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