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Last Updated:
Friday, 9 May, 2003, 16:41 GMT 17:41 UK
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In pictures: Train's last journey
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The mail train has been running for 165 years
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Millions of letters have been transported via the mail train
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Mail bags being delivered
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Workers sort through the mail en route
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On-train sorting has ended between Cardiff and Glasgow
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The train prepares to leave on its final journey
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The train is loaded up for the last time
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The Cardiff to Glasgow service has ended
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Sacks are loaded onto the train
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Well-wishers marked the occasion by making a cake
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