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In 1958, the last main-line steam locomotive in use in Israel, Type 8F No. 70414, was sent to be cut up for scrap (or so Arik Lavi's song tells us). At the time, if anyone suggested preserving one of these, he was probably laughed at.

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In 1958, the last main-line steam locomotive in use in Israel, Type 8F No. 70414, was sent to be cut up for scrap (or so Arik Lavi's song tells us). At the time, if anyone suggested preserving one of these, he was probably laughed at.

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