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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <recentchanges rccontinue="20170617173740|12880" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <recentchanges>
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      <rc type="edit" ns="1" title="Talk:Carriages" pageid="256" revid="13287" old_revid="13229" rcid="12887" timestamp="2017-06-18T20:38:58Z" />
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="GWR Pannier 5764" pageid="305" revid="13286" old_revid="12955" rcid="12886" timestamp="2017-06-18T17:10:32Z" />
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="Bridgnorth" pageid="5" revid="13285" old_revid="13237" rcid="12885" timestamp="2017-06-18T16:47:53Z" />
      <rc type="log" ns="6" title="File:Bridgnorth pre 1887.jpeg" pageid="2874" revid="0" old_revid="0" rcid="12884" timestamp="2017-06-18T16:44:45Z" />
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="Severn Valley Railway Timeline 2010-2019" pageid="281" revid="13283" old_revid="13273" rcid="12883" timestamp="2017-06-18T12:17:38Z" />
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust Ltd" pageid="346" revid="13282" old_revid="13260" rcid="12882" timestamp="2017-06-18T12:15:03Z" />
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="Falling Sands Viaduct" pageid="23" revid="13281" old_revid="12836" rcid="12881" timestamp="2017-06-18T12:00:03Z" />
    </recentchanges>
  </query>
</api>