In Popular Culture
The character Toby the Tram Engine, from The Railway Series children's books by the Rev. W. Awdry, and the spin-off TV series Thomas and Friends, was based on the LNER Class J70 tram engines that were to be found on the Wisbech and Upwell Tramway.
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