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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Rod Minchin

Inside Winston Churchill’s wartime carriage restored after 50 years

A train carriage once used by Sir Winston Churchill has been restored at the South Devon Railway - (South Devon Railway)

A historic railway carriage which once housed Sir Winston Churchill and General Dwight D Eisenhower has been restored after more than 50 years.

Pullman Car No 246 ‘Lydia’, originally built in 1924 by the Midland Railway Carriage & Wagon Company, served as a mobile strategic hub during the crucial planning stages of D-Day.

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