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Bennie Railplane

Experimental and prototype high-speed trainsExperimental locomotivesMilngavieRail transport in ScotlandRailway services introduced in 1930
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The George Bennie Railplane System of Transport poster, 1929
The George Bennie Railplane System of Transport poster, 1929

The Bennie Railplane was a form of rail transport invented by George Bennie (1891–1957), which moved along an overhead rail by way of propellers.

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Bears Way,

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Bears Way

Bears Way
G61 3EE , Burnbrae
Scotland, United Kingdom
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The George Bennie Railplane System of Transport poster, 1929
The George Bennie Railplane System of Transport poster, 1929
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West of Scotland F.C.
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