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Celebrating Cunard's 175 years

Exactly 175 years ago, Samual Cunard came up with the idea of a regular mail and passenger ship service across the Atlantic.

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Collector has rare Cunard documents

It is exactly 175 years since Samuel Cunard first came to Britain to start his shipping line - and all this week we are marking the anniversary. Over the years the company has owned 250 of the most famous passenger ships ever built.

An army of enthusiasts have spend coutless hours - and money - collecting everything from old menus - and artefacts - from the ships. One of the biggest fans is Andrew Britton from Dorset.

Much of his film collection has never been seen before. Now it's being made public for the first time. Our Transport Correspondent Mike Pearse has been taking a look.

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